Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in OECD Asia
OECD Asia: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -5.22 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in OECD Asia, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
OECD Asia recorded -5.22 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 258.3% on the previous year and down 562.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in OECD Asia peaked at 4.61 Percentage change in 1972 and was at its lowest, -5.22 Percentage change, in 2025.
OECD Asia ranks 2148th of 2960 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in OECD Asia, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -2.02 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -4.76 Percentage change | +135.6% |
| 1952 | -2.73 Percentage change | -42.6% |
| 1953 | -2.21 Percentage change | -19.0% |
| 1954 | 1.82 Percentage change | -182.4% |
| 1955 | 0.4248 Percentage change | -76.7% |
| 1956 | 0.014 Percentage change | -96.7% |
| 1957 | 0.5017 Percentage change | +3486.8% |
| 1958 | 1.84 Percentage change | +265.9% |
| 1959 | 0.3629 Percentage change | -80.2% |
| 1960 | 2.11 Percentage change | +481.3% |
| 1961 | 0.2672 Percentage change | -87.3% |
| 1962 | -2.84 Percentage change | -1164.3% |
| 1963 | 3.58 Percentage change | -225.8% |
| 1964 | 0.7657 Percentage change | -78.6% |
| 1965 | -1.12 Percentage change | -246.3% |
| 1966 | 1.15 Percentage change | -202.7% |
| 1967 | 0.511 Percentage change | -55.6% |
| 1968 | 0.3102 Percentage change | -39.3% |
| 1969 | 3.86 Percentage change | +1142.7% |
| 1970 | 1.62 Percentage change | -57.9% |
| 1971 | 2.82 Percentage change | +74.1% |
| 1972 | 4.61 Percentage change | +63.1% |
| 1973 | 1.75 Percentage change | -61.9% |
| 1974 | 2.03 Percentage change | +15.5% |
| 1975 | 1.3 Percentage change | -35.6% |
| 1976 | 2.29 Percentage change | +75.7% |
| 1977 | -0.252 Percentage change | -111.0% |
| 1978 | -0.3021 Percentage change | +19.9% |
| 1979 | 1.9 Percentage change | -728.5% |
| 1980 | 4.35 Percentage change | +129.2% |
| 1981 | 1.92 Percentage change | -55.9% |
| 1982 | 1.29 Percentage change | -33.1% |
| 1983 | 1.64 Percentage change | +27.8% |
| 1984 | -2.66 Percentage change | -261.7% |
| 1985 | -0.91 Percentage change | -65.8% |
| 1986 | -1.44 Percentage change | +58.4% |
| 1987 | 0.1518 Percentage change | -110.5% |
| 1988 | -2.16 Percentage change | -1520.1% |
| 1989 | 0.8056 Percentage change | -137.4% |
| 1990 | -0.4406 Percentage change | -154.7% |
| 1991 | 2.39 Percentage change | -643.3% |
| 1992 | 0.1895 Percentage change | -92.1% |
| 1993 | 3.18 Percentage change | +1579.7% |
| 1994 | -4.04 Percentage change | -227.0% |
| 1995 | -2.22 Percentage change | -45.2% |
| 1996 | -0.3425 Percentage change | -84.5% |
| 1997 | -2.16 Percentage change | +529.9% |
| 1998 | 3.06 Percentage change | -241.8% |
| 1999 | -0.1135 Percentage change | -103.7% |
| 2000 | 0.3955 Percentage change | -448.6% |
| 2001 | 1.59 Percentage change | +302.9% |
| 2002 | 0.5846 Percentage change | -63.3% |
| 2003 | 2.95 Percentage change | +405.5% |
| 2004 | -0.7655 Percentage change | -125.9% |
| 2005 | -2.74 Percentage change | +257.7% |
| 2006 | -0.8201 Percentage change | -70.0% |
| 2007 | -0.5006 Percentage change | -39.0% |
| 2008 | -0.3568 Percentage change | -28.7% |
| 2009 | -0.0965 Percentage change | -72.9% |
| 2010 | 1.6 Percentage change | -1752.5% |
| 2011 | 2.52 Percentage change | +58.2% |
| 2012 | -1.42 Percentage change | -156.3% |
| 2013 | 0.7487 Percentage change | -152.7% |
| 2014 | -0.3317 Percentage change | -144.3% |
| 2015 | -0.7877 Percentage change | +137.5% |
| 2016 | 1.27 Percentage change | -261.1% |
| 2017 | -2 Percentage change | -257.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0101 Percentage change | -100.5% |
| 2019 | -0.091 Percentage change | -998.6% |
| 2020 | 0.0257 Percentage change | -128.3% |
| 2021 | 0.8194 Percentage change | +3087.4% |
| 2022 | -2.13 Percentage change | -359.7% |
| 2023 | -1.3 Percentage change | -39.1% |
| 2024 | 3.3 Percentage change | -354.3% |
| 2025 | -5.22 Percentage change | -258.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.6759 Percentage change | -4.76 Percentage change | 1.84 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.8583 Percentage change | -2.84 Percentage change | 3.86 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.78 Percentage change | -0.3021 Percentage change | 4.61 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2994 Percentage change | -2.66 Percentage change | 4.35 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0489 Percentage change | -4.04 Percentage change | 3.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0251 Percentage change | -2.74 Percentage change | 2.95 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1517 Percentage change | -2 Percentage change | 2.52 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.7505 Percentage change | -5.22 Percentage change | 3.3 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for OECD Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.5 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.8301 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.38 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 950.76 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 15,909 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 14,061 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in OECD Asia?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in OECD Asia was -5.22 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in OECD Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.61 Percentage change in 1972.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in OECD Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.22 Percentage change in 2025.
- How does OECD Asia rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- OECD Asia ranks 2148th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in OECD Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 562.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this OECD Asia data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The dataset provides annual anomalies in land and cropland soil moisture content of the top soil layer (0 to 7 cm) compared to the reference period 1981-2010. Exposure indicators to drought have been prepared by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The datasets span the period 1981-2024 and is the result of the use of a variety of geospatial data sources, including the ERA5-Land averaged monthly data of volumetric soil moisture and ESA CCI land cover data. Average anomalies have been calculated for both land and cropland exposure to drought. The dataset has a global coverage on a national level; on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. A number of aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas and the LAC region. Data source(s): Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Copernicus Climate Data Store monthly soil moisture data based on the ERA5-Land reanalysis dataset. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org