Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Kyushu, Okinawa
Kyushu, Okinawa: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was -5.01 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Kyushu, Okinawa, 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 Kyushu, Okinawa is -5.01 Percentage change, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 210.9% on the previous year and down 221.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kyushu, Okinawa peaked at 5.6 Percentage change in 1980 and was at its lowest, -8.45 Percentage change, in 1994.
That places Kyushu, Okinawa 2232nd out of 3112 regions 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.
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Kyushu, Okinawa, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 0.1975 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | -2.31 Percentage change | -1268.4% |
| 1952 | 1.02 Percentage change | -144.2% |
| 1953 | 1.19 Percentage change | +16.6% |
| 1954 | -0.6144 Percentage change | -151.6% |
| 1955 | 0.3556 Percentage change | -157.9% |
| 1956 | 0.2801 Percentage change | -21.2% |
| 1957 | -0.1145 Percentage change | -140.9% |
| 1958 | -0.3654 Percentage change | +219.0% |
| 1959 | -2.65 Percentage change | +626.5% |
| 1960 | 1.32 Percentage change | -149.7% |
| 1961 | -0.5751 Percentage change | -143.6% |
| 1962 | -0.2127 Percentage change | -63.0% |
| 1963 | 1.34 Percentage change | -730.4% |
| 1964 | 1.57 Percentage change | +17.1% |
| 1965 | 1.52 Percentage change | -3.1% |
| 1966 | 1.06 Percentage change | -30.4% |
| 1967 | -2.31 Percentage change | -318.2% |
| 1968 | 1.56 Percentage change | -167.5% |
| 1969 | 1.37 Percentage change | -12.2% |
| 1970 | 2.1 Percentage change | +53.5% |
| 1971 | 2.3 Percentage change | +9.6% |
| 1972 | 3.73 Percentage change | +62.2% |
| 1973 | 2.81 Percentage change | -24.7% |
| 1974 | -0.4651 Percentage change | -116.5% |
| 1975 | 4.67 Percentage change | -1103.5% |
| 1976 | 1.14 Percentage change | -75.6% |
| 1977 | -0.199 Percentage change | -117.5% |
| 1978 | 0.1508 Percentage change | -175.8% |
| 1979 | 0.4231 Percentage change | +180.6% |
| 1980 | 5.6 Percentage change | +1222.4% |
| 1981 | 2.91 Percentage change | -47.9% |
| 1982 | 1.19 Percentage change | -59.0% |
| 1983 | 1.02 Percentage change | -14.7% |
| 1984 | -0.9245 Percentage change | -190.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0109 Percentage change | -101.2% |
| 1986 | -3.73 Percentage change | -34368.2% |
| 1987 | 3.18 Percentage change | -185.3% |
| 1988 | -2.93 Percentage change | -192.1% |
| 1989 | 0.4121 Percentage change | -114.1% |
| 1990 | -0.8463 Percentage change | -305.4% |
| 1991 | 4.94 Percentage change | -684.0% |
| 1992 | -1.76 Percentage change | -135.7% |
| 1993 | 3.77 Percentage change | -313.9% |
| 1994 | -8.45 Percentage change | -324.2% |
| 1995 | -0.118 Percentage change | -98.6% |
| 1996 | 1.09 Percentage change | -1022.0% |
| 1997 | -4.55 Percentage change | -518.1% |
| 1998 | 2.93 Percentage change | -164.4% |
| 1999 | 0.0878 Percentage change | -97.0% |
| 2000 | 4.1 Percentage change | +4572.5% |
| 2001 | 4.24 Percentage change | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 3.62 Percentage change | -14.8% |
| 2003 | 0.5899 Percentage change | -83.7% |
| 2004 | 0.6299 Percentage change | +6.8% |
| 2005 | -4.25 Percentage change | -774.1% |
| 2006 | -2.17 Percentage change | -48.8% |
| 2007 | -7.7 Percentage change | +254.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9981 Percentage change | -113.0% |
| 2009 | -1.22 Percentage change | -222.4% |
| 2010 | 2.91 Percentage change | -338.3% |
| 2011 | -0.6601 Percentage change | -122.7% |
| 2012 | 1.11 Percentage change | -268.0% |
| 2013 | -0.0865 Percentage change | -107.8% |
| 2014 | 2.91 Percentage change | -3467.0% |
| 2015 | 4.13 Percentage change | +41.9% |
| 2016 | 0.679 Percentage change | -83.6% |
| 2017 | -1.49 Percentage change | -319.0% |
| 2018 | -0.6849 Percentage change | -53.9% |
| 2019 | 2.75 Percentage change | -501.6% |
| 2020 | 0.3249 Percentage change | -88.2% |
| 2021 | -0.7501 Percentage change | -330.9% |
| 2022 | -1.88 Percentage change | +150.8% |
| 2023 | -0.9834 Percentage change | -47.7% |
| 2024 | 4.52 Percentage change | -559.3% |
| 2025 | -5.01 Percentage change | -210.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.3013 Percentage change | -2.65 Percentage change | 1.19 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | 0.664 Percentage change | -2.31 Percentage change | 1.57 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.67 Percentage change | -0.4651 Percentage change | 4.67 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.6749 Percentage change | -3.73 Percentage change | 5.6 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2907 Percentage change | -8.45 Percentage change | 4.94 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -0.1157 Percentage change | -7.7 Percentage change | 4.24 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.16 Percentage change | -1.49 Percentage change | 4.13 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.6307 Percentage change | -5.01 Percentage change | 4.52 Percentage change | 6 |
More environment data for Kyushu, Okinawa
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.77 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.8205 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 127.2 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,387 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,394 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kyushu, Okinawa?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Kyushu, Okinawa was -5.01 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 Kyushu, Okinawa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.6 Percentage change in 1980.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Kyushu, Okinawa?
- The lowest recorded value was -8.45 Percentage change in 1994.
- How does Kyushu, Okinawa rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Kyushu, Okinawa ranks 2232nd out of 3112 regions with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Kyushu, Okinawa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 221.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Kyushu, Okinawa 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