Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Hokuriku
Hokuriku: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -3.39 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Hokuriku, 1950–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage change.
Analysis
In 2025, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Hokuriku stood at -3.39 Percentage change.
The figure is down 206.7% on the previous year and down 127.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Hokuriku peaked at 8.02 Percentage change in 1971 and was at its lowest, -3.98 Percentage change, in 1986.
That places Hokuriku 115th out of 232 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 | 4.78 Percentage change | 1.18 Percentage change | 7.28 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 4.61 Percentage change | 1.41 Percentage change | 7.81 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 5.77 Percentage change | 2.22 Percentage change | 8.02 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | -0.1452 Percentage change | -3.98 Percentage change | 7.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.2682 Percentage change | -3.85 Percentage change | 3.03 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.709 Percentage change | -1.54 Percentage change | 2.42 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1055 Percentage change | -3.39 Percentage change | 3.47 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.0003 Percentage change | -3.39 Percentage change | 3.18 Percentage change | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hokuriku
- 112 United Kingdom -3.13 Percentage change compare
- 113 Centre - Val de Loire -3.3 Percentage change compare
- 114 El Salvador -3.31 Percentage change compare
- 116 Saxony -3.44 Percentage change compare
- 117 Rhineland-Palatinate -3.51 Percentage change compare
- 118 Uruguay -3.58 Percentage change compare
More environment data for Hokuriku
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.09 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5593 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 10.95 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 53.52 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,019 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 892.99 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Hokuriku?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Hokuriku was -3.39 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 Hokuriku?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 Percentage change in 1971.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Hokuriku?
- The lowest recorded value was -3.98 Percentage change in 1986.
- How does Hokuriku rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Hokuriku ranks 115th out of 232 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Hokuriku?
- Over the last ten years it is down 127.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Hokuriku 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