Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku
Tohoku: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -3.09 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Tohoku recorded -3.09 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in 2025.
That represents a change of down 197.4% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku peaked at 4.89 Percentage change in 1979 and was at its lowest, -5.59 Percentage change, in 2012.
Tohoku ranks 1662nd 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 Tohoku, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -2.08 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -4.17 Percentage change | +100.4% |
| 1952 | 3.01 Percentage change | -172.1% |
| 1953 | 1.29 Percentage change | -57.2% |
| 1954 | 3.18 Percentage change | +147.0% |
| 1955 | 0.2551 Percentage change | -92.0% |
| 1956 | -0.3377 Percentage change | -232.4% |
| 1957 | 0.7199 Percentage change | -313.2% |
| 1958 | 0.5212 Percentage change | -27.6% |
| 1959 | -1.12 Percentage change | -314.4% |
| 1960 | 3.23 Percentage change | -389.3% |
| 1961 | -0.6385 Percentage change | -119.8% |
| 1962 | -2.19 Percentage change | +243.3% |
| 1963 | 4.53 Percentage change | -306.9% |
| 1964 | -0.4916 Percentage change | -110.8% |
| 1965 | -1.39 Percentage change | +183.5% |
| 1966 | 1.3 Percentage change | -193.0% |
| 1967 | -0.0105 Percentage change | -100.8% |
| 1968 | 2.86 Percentage change | -27314.2% |
| 1969 | 3.06 Percentage change | +7.1% |
| 1970 | -0.9143 Percentage change | -129.9% |
| 1971 | 3.59 Percentage change | -493.1% |
| 1972 | 4.5 Percentage change | +25.2% |
| 1973 | 0.4341 Percentage change | -90.4% |
| 1974 | 2.71 Percentage change | +523.5% |
| 1975 | -2.44 Percentage change | -190.0% |
| 1976 | 2.31 Percentage change | -195.0% |
| 1977 | -1.91 Percentage change | -182.3% |
| 1978 | 0.5579 Percentage change | -129.3% |
| 1979 | 4.89 Percentage change | +776.1% |
| 1980 | 3.37 Percentage change | -31.2% |
| 1981 | -0.8483 Percentage change | -125.2% |
| 1982 | 2.82 Percentage change | -432.0% |
| 1983 | 1.06 Percentage change | -62.3% |
| 1984 | -4.13 Percentage change | -489.1% |
| 1985 | -2.06 Percentage change | -50.1% |
| 1986 | -3.04 Percentage change | +47.4% |
| 1987 | -1.81 Percentage change | -40.5% |
| 1988 | 0.148 Percentage change | -108.2% |
| 1989 | -1.18 Percentage change | -898.8% |
| 1990 | -1.92 Percentage change | +62.2% |
| 1991 | 1 Percentage change | -152.2% |
| 1992 | 1.02 Percentage change | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 3.03 Percentage change | +197.1% |
| 1994 | -4.4 Percentage change | -244.9% |
| 1995 | 0.4098 Percentage change | -109.3% |
| 1996 | -2.22 Percentage change | -642.0% |
| 1997 | 0.2621 Percentage change | -111.8% |
| 1998 | 2.02 Percentage change | +671.8% |
| 1999 | 0.7441 Percentage change | -63.2% |
| 2000 | -1.36 Percentage change | -282.3% |
| 2001 | 2.15 Percentage change | -258.4% |
| 2002 | -0.859 Percentage change | -140.0% |
| 2003 | 3.21 Percentage change | -474.3% |
| 2004 | 1.91 Percentage change | -40.5% |
| 2005 | -2.11 Percentage change | -210.3% |
| 2006 | -0.0363 Percentage change | -98.3% |
| 2007 | 1.1 Percentage change | -3129.5% |
| 2008 | 0.4574 Percentage change | -58.4% |
| 2009 | 1.15 Percentage change | +151.6% |
| 2010 | 3.46 Percentage change | +200.6% |
| 2011 | 2.75 Percentage change | -20.5% |
| 2012 | -5.59 Percentage change | -303.4% |
| 2013 | -1.21 Percentage change | -78.4% |
| 2014 | -0.6127 Percentage change | -49.2% |
| 2015 | -3.47 Percentage change | +466.0% |
| 2016 | 1.39 Percentage change | -140.0% |
| 2017 | 1.04 Percentage change | -25.1% |
| 2018 | 0.4693 Percentage change | -54.8% |
| 2019 | 0.1564 Percentage change | -66.7% |
| 2020 | 2.39 Percentage change | +1429.9% |
| 2021 | 1.36 Percentage change | -43.3% |
| 2022 | 0.384 Percentage change | -71.7% |
| 2023 | -1.66 Percentage change | -532.4% |
| 2024 | 3.17 Percentage change | -290.8% |
| 2025 | -3.09 Percentage change | -197.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | +27314.2% | -0.0105 Percentage change | 2.86 Percentage change |
| 2007 | +3129.5% | -0.0363 Percentage change | 1.1 Percentage change |
| 2020 | +1429.9% | 0.1564 Percentage change | 2.39 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1262 Percentage change | -4.17 Percentage change | 3.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 1.03 Percentage change | -2.19 Percentage change | 4.53 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.37 Percentage change | -2.44 Percentage change | 4.89 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.5677 Percentage change | -4.13 Percentage change | 3.37 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0039 Percentage change | -4.4 Percentage change | 3.03 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5622 Percentage change | -2.11 Percentage change | 3.21 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.1619 Percentage change | -5.59 Percentage change | 3.46 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4259 Percentage change | -3.09 Percentage change | 3.17 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Tohoku
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.48 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3198 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.35 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 66.94 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,788 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,158 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tohoku was -3.09 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 Tohoku?
- The highest recorded value was 4.89 Percentage change in 1979.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Tohoku?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.59 Percentage change in 2012.
- How does Tohoku rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Tohoku ranks 1662nd out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Tohoku?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tohoku 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