Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Fukushima
Fukushima: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.91 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Fukushima, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
Fukushima recorded -5.91 Percentage change for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 76 years on record.
The figure is down 264.8% on the previous year and down 126.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Fukushima peaked at 3.77 Percentage change in 2021 and was at its lowest, -5.91 Percentage change, in 2025.
Fukushima ranks 2397th of 3112 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Fukushima, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | -2.91 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -4.74 Percentage change | +63.0% |
| 1952 | 1.15 Percentage change | -124.3% |
| 1953 | -0.2026 Percentage change | -117.6% |
| 1954 | 1.22 Percentage change | -700.1% |
| 1955 | -1.09 Percentage change | -189.5% |
| 1956 | -0.4219 Percentage change | -61.2% |
| 1957 | -1.14 Percentage change | +169.8% |
| 1958 | -1.19 Percentage change | +4.5% |
| 1959 | -2.58 Percentage change | +116.9% |
| 1960 | 1.42 Percentage change | -154.9% |
| 1961 | -3.2 Percentage change | -326.1% |
| 1962 | -4.38 Percentage change | +36.8% |
| 1963 | 0.7881 Percentage change | -118.0% |
| 1964 | -2.75 Percentage change | -449.5% |
| 1965 | -2.25 Percentage change | -18.4% |
| 1966 | -1.55 Percentage change | -30.8% |
| 1967 | -2.02 Percentage change | +30.2% |
| 1968 | 0.067 Percentage change | -103.3% |
| 1969 | 1.28 Percentage change | +1816.3% |
| 1970 | -1.56 Percentage change | -221.4% |
| 1971 | 1.38 Percentage change | -188.7% |
| 1972 | 2.22 Percentage change | +60.6% |
| 1973 | -2.6 Percentage change | -217.1% |
| 1974 | 0.0798 Percentage change | -103.1% |
| 1975 | -3.03 Percentage change | -3898.4% |
| 1976 | 0.2229 Percentage change | -107.4% |
| 1977 | -4.3 Percentage change | -2027.4% |
| 1978 | -0.4036 Percentage change | -90.6% |
| 1979 | 2.44 Percentage change | -703.6% |
| 1980 | 1.12 Percentage change | -53.9% |
| 1981 | -1.8 Percentage change | -260.0% |
| 1982 | 1.74 Percentage change | -196.9% |
| 1983 | -0.8632 Percentage change | -149.5% |
| 1984 | -4.68 Percentage change | +441.6% |
| 1985 | -1.61 Percentage change | -65.6% |
| 1986 | -3.04 Percentage change | +89.1% |
| 1987 | -0.7951 Percentage change | -73.9% |
| 1988 | 1.17 Percentage change | -246.9% |
| 1989 | -1.05 Percentage change | -190.1% |
| 1990 | -2.27 Percentage change | +115.6% |
| 1991 | 0.2827 Percentage change | -112.5% |
| 1992 | 1.05 Percentage change | +270.3% |
| 1993 | 2.71 Percentage change | +159.1% |
| 1994 | -1.83 Percentage change | -167.4% |
| 1995 | -1.45 Percentage change | -20.5% |
| 1996 | -0.7401 Percentage change | -49.1% |
| 1997 | -1.06 Percentage change | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 2.38 Percentage change | -325.2% |
| 1999 | -0.7844 Percentage change | -132.9% |
| 2000 | -0.2164 Percentage change | -72.4% |
| 2001 | 0.3243 Percentage change | -249.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4516 Percentage change | +39.2% |
| 2003 | 2.49 Percentage change | +451.2% |
| 2004 | 1.62 Percentage change | -35.0% |
| 2005 | -0.9778 Percentage change | -160.4% |
| 2006 | -0.4465 Percentage change | -54.3% |
| 2007 | 2.91 Percentage change | -751.0% |
| 2008 | 2.24 Percentage change | -22.8% |
| 2009 | 2.38 Percentage change | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.86 Percentage change | -21.9% |
| 2011 | 2.21 Percentage change | +18.9% |
| 2012 | -2.85 Percentage change | -228.9% |
| 2013 | -0.759 Percentage change | -73.4% |
| 2014 | 0.544 Percentage change | -171.7% |
| 2015 | -2.61 Percentage change | -579.7% |
| 2016 | 0.5078 Percentage change | -119.5% |
| 2017 | 2.65 Percentage change | +421.4% |
| 2018 | 0.6288 Percentage change | -76.2% |
| 2019 | -0.1439 Percentage change | -122.9% |
| 2020 | 2.13 Percentage change | -1581.0% |
| 2021 | 3.77 Percentage change | +77.0% |
| 2022 | -2.44 Percentage change | -164.7% |
| 2023 | -2.11 Percentage change | -13.5% |
| 2024 | 3.59 Percentage change | -269.7% |
| 2025 | -5.91 Percentage change | -264.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -1.19 Percentage change | -4.74 Percentage change | 1.22 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.26 Percentage change | -4.38 Percentage change | 1.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | -0.5549 Percentage change | -4.3 Percentage change | 2.44 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.9803 Percentage change | -4.68 Percentage change | 1.74 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.1706 Percentage change | -2.27 Percentage change | 2.71 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.08 Percentage change | -0.9778 Percentage change | 2.91 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2037 Percentage change | -2.85 Percentage change | 2.65 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1618 Percentage change | -5.91 Percentage change | 3.77 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Fukushima
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 0.02 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.7192 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 26.97 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 5.68 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 15.84 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 17.74 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -0.8732 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.39 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Fukushima?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Fukushima was -5.91 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 Fukushima?
- The highest recorded value was 3.77 Percentage change in 2021.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Fukushima?
- The lowest recorded value was -5.91 Percentage change in 2025.
- How does Fukushima rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Fukushima ranks 2397th out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Fukushima?
- Over the last ten years it is down 126.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Fukushima 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