Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Chugoku
Chugoku: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -6.75 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Chugoku, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
The most recent figure for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Chugoku is -6.75 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 374.6% on the previous year and down 1,031.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Chugoku peaked at 5.18 Percentage change in 1980 and was at its lowest, -7.68 Percentage change, in 1994.
Chugoku ranks 165th of 232 countries 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.4156 Percentage change | -5.39 Percentage change | 2.55 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.4544 Percentage change | -3.25 Percentage change | 2.66 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.05 Percentage change | -2.76 Percentage change | 3.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.2439 Percentage change | -5.26 Percentage change | 5.18 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.0221 Percentage change | -7.68 Percentage change | 4.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.385 Percentage change | -6.49 Percentage change | 4.49 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0863 Percentage change | -2.31 Percentage change | 2.99 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -1.89 Percentage change | -6.75 Percentage change | 2.46 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chugoku
- 162 North East England -6.59 Percentage change compare
- 163 Mali -6.69 Percentage change compare
- 164 Kyrgyzstan -6.71 Percentage change compare
- 166 Normandy -6.81 Percentage change compare
- 167 Northern-Kanto, Koshin -6.84 Percentage change compare
- 168 Toukai -6.92 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Chugoku
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.98 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.1114 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 5.65 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,146 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 850.56 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Chugoku?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Chugoku was -6.75 Percentage change in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Chugoku?
- The highest recorded value was 5.18 Percentage change in 1980.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Chugoku?
- The lowest recorded value was -7.68 Percentage change in 1994.
- How does Chugoku rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Chugoku ranks 165th out of 232 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Chugoku?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,031.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chugoku data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Historical exposure to drought — Land 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