Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tokyo
Tokyo: Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly was -13.48 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tokyo, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tokyo is -13.48 Percentage change, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 317.7% on the previous year and down 365.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tokyo peaked at 9.42 Percentage change in 1980 and was at its lowest, -13.48 Percentage change, in 2025.
That places Tokyo 2865th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Tokyo, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 5.05 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -2.3 Percentage change | -145.6% |
| 1952 | 5.93 Percentage change | -357.2% |
| 1953 | 3.85 Percentage change | -35.0% |
| 1954 | -0.4551 Percentage change | -111.8% |
| 1955 | 0.7806 Percentage change | -271.5% |
| 1956 | 5.08 Percentage change | +550.5% |
| 1957 | -2.85 Percentage change | -156.2% |
| 1958 | 0.7804 Percentage change | -127.3% |
| 1959 | 6.22 Percentage change | +697.6% |
| 1960 | 4.22 Percentage change | -32.3% |
| 1961 | -4.85 Percentage change | -215.1% |
| 1962 | -2.56 Percentage change | -47.2% |
| 1963 | 1.62 Percentage change | -163.2% |
| 1964 | 3.7 Percentage change | +128.3% |
| 1965 | 1.84 Percentage change | -50.2% |
| 1966 | 3.06 Percentage change | +66.0% |
| 1967 | 0.1569 Percentage change | -94.9% |
| 1968 | 6.77 Percentage change | +4217.5% |
| 1969 | 8.41 Percentage change | +24.1% |
| 1970 | 1.6 Percentage change | -81.0% |
| 1971 | 8.69 Percentage change | +444.5% |
| 1972 | 6.1 Percentage change | -29.8% |
| 1973 | -1.52 Percentage change | -124.9% |
| 1974 | 2.43 Percentage change | -260.0% |
| 1975 | 0.6391 Percentage change | -73.7% |
| 1976 | 3 Percentage change | +370.1% |
| 1977 | 1.89 Percentage change | -37.2% |
| 1978 | -2.32 Percentage change | -222.9% |
| 1979 | 5.68 Percentage change | -344.6% |
| 1980 | 9.42 Percentage change | +65.9% |
| 1981 | 3.23 Percentage change | -65.7% |
| 1982 | 4.7 Percentage change | +45.3% |
| 1983 | -1.65 Percentage change | -135.1% |
| 1984 | -7.12 Percentage change | +331.3% |
| 1985 | 1.16 Percentage change | -116.3% |
| 1986 | -0.1944 Percentage change | -116.8% |
| 1987 | -1.2 Percentage change | +517.2% |
| 1988 | 3.45 Percentage change | -387.2% |
| 1989 | 0.5619 Percentage change | -83.7% |
| 1990 | -7.92 Percentage change | -1509.9% |
| 1991 | 2.9 Percentage change | -136.6% |
| 1992 | -2.11 Percentage change | -172.7% |
| 1993 | 1.18 Percentage change | -155.8% |
| 1994 | -4.11 Percentage change | -449.2% |
| 1995 | -7.01 Percentage change | +70.5% |
| 1996 | -4.32 Percentage change | -38.4% |
| 1997 | -6.69 Percentage change | +54.9% |
| 1998 | 6.81 Percentage change | -201.9% |
| 1999 | -4.86 Percentage change | -171.3% |
| 2000 | -2.69 Percentage change | -44.7% |
| 2001 | 3.66 Percentage change | -236.4% |
| 2002 | -1.64 Percentage change | -144.7% |
| 2003 | 6.71 Percentage change | -509.7% |
| 2004 | -1.12 Percentage change | -116.6% |
| 2005 | 1.96 Percentage change | -275.8% |
| 2006 | 2.97 Percentage change | +51.6% |
| 2007 | 0.6777 Percentage change | -77.2% |
| 2008 | 3.35 Percentage change | +394.9% |
| 2009 | 6.87 Percentage change | +104.8% |
| 2010 | 2.41 Percentage change | -64.9% |
| 2011 | 0.7194 Percentage change | -70.1% |
| 2012 | -3.85 Percentage change | -635.4% |
| 2013 | -2 Percentage change | -48.0% |
| 2014 | -0.1796 Percentage change | -91.0% |
| 2015 | -2.9 Percentage change | +1512.4% |
| 2016 | 4.13 Percentage change | -242.5% |
| 2017 | 4.08 Percentage change | -1.1% |
| 2018 | -3.93 Percentage change | -196.2% |
| 2019 | 1.13 Percentage change | -128.7% |
| 2020 | -0.5124 Percentage change | -145.4% |
| 2021 | 3.51 Percentage change | -784.7% |
| 2022 | -2.97 Percentage change | -184.6% |
| 2023 | -13.19 Percentage change | +344.5% |
| 2024 | 6.19 Percentage change | -147.0% |
| 2025 | -13.48 Percentage change | -317.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tokyo 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 | +4217.5% | 0.1569 Percentage change | 6.77 Percentage change |
| 1990 | -1509.9% | 0.5619 Percentage change | -7.92 Percentage change |
| 2015 | -1512.4% | -0.1796 Percentage change | -2.9 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.21 Percentage change | -2.85 Percentage change | 6.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 2.24 Percentage change | -4.85 Percentage change | 8.41 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 2.62 Percentage change | -2.32 Percentage change | 8.69 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.24 Percentage change | -7.12 Percentage change | 9.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -2.61 Percentage change | -7.92 Percentage change | 6.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.08 Percentage change | -2.69 Percentage change | 6.87 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.0392 Percentage change | -3.93 Percentage change | 4.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -3.41 Percentage change | -13.48 Percentage change | 6.19 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Tokyo
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -13.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -12.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 1.35 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 35.05 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 13.38 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 21.47 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 22.29 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land 1.98 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 8.5 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tokyo?
- Historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly in Tokyo was -13.48 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 Tokyo?
- The highest recorded value was 9.42 Percentage change in 1980.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly recorded in Tokyo?
- The lowest recorded value was -13.48 Percentage change in 2025.
- How does Tokyo rank for historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly?
- Tokyo ranks 2865th out of 2960 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — cropland soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Tokyo?
- Over the last ten years it is down 365.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Tokyo 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