Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Taiwan
Taiwan: Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly was 0.4698 Percentage change in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Taiwan, 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 Taiwan stood at 0.4698 Percentage change.
That represents a change of up 167.7% on the previous year and up 125.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Taiwan peaked at 9.01 Percentage change in 1953 and was at its lowest, -14.75 Percentage change, in 1963.
That places Taiwan 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Taiwan, year by year
| Year | Percentage change | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | 3.49 Percentage change | — |
| 1951 | 5.35 Percentage change | +53.5% |
| 1952 | 5.15 Percentage change | -3.8% |
| 1953 | 9.01 Percentage change | +75.0% |
| 1954 | -8.14 Percentage change | -190.4% |
| 1955 | -11.67 Percentage change | +43.3% |
| 1956 | -6.29 Percentage change | -46.1% |
| 1957 | -3.84 Percentage change | -38.9% |
| 1958 | -1.86 Percentage change | -51.5% |
| 1959 | -0.9835 Percentage change | -47.3% |
| 1960 | 4.36 Percentage change | -543.1% |
| 1961 | 3.82 Percentage change | -12.3% |
| 1962 | -5.14 Percentage change | -234.4% |
| 1963 | -14.75 Percentage change | +187.2% |
| 1964 | -1.54 Percentage change | -89.6% |
| 1965 | -1.13 Percentage change | -26.7% |
| 1966 | 0.7579 Percentage change | -167.1% |
| 1967 | -1.45 Percentage change | -291.1% |
| 1968 | 2.84 Percentage change | -296.1% |
| 1969 | -2.35 Percentage change | -182.6% |
| 1970 | -3.26 Percentage change | +39.1% |
| 1971 | 0.1336 Percentage change | -104.1% |
| 1972 | 4.34 Percentage change | +3148.1% |
| 1973 | -0.8547 Percentage change | -119.7% |
| 1974 | 2.6 Percentage change | -403.8% |
| 1975 | 5.01 Percentage change | +93.0% |
| 1976 | 1.2 Percentage change | -76.1% |
| 1977 | -0.5648 Percentage change | -147.2% |
| 1978 | 7.45 Percentage change | -1419.6% |
| 1979 | 2.63 Percentage change | -64.7% |
| 1980 | -0.7963 Percentage change | -130.3% |
| 1981 | 2.69 Percentage change | -437.6% |
| 1982 | 3.22 Percentage change | +19.8% |
| 1983 | -2.24 Percentage change | -169.5% |
| 1984 | -0.2978 Percentage change | -86.7% |
| 1985 | 3.94 Percentage change | -1422.9% |
| 1986 | 3.08 Percentage change | -21.7% |
| 1987 | 1.2 Percentage change | -61.1% |
| 1988 | 4.64 Percentage change | +286.7% |
| 1989 | -0.0154 Percentage change | -100.3% |
| 1990 | 4.72 Percentage change | -30782.1% |
| 1991 | 1.07 Percentage change | -77.4% |
| 1992 | 0.2262 Percentage change | -78.8% |
| 1993 | -2.14 Percentage change | -1046.5% |
| 1994 | -0.06 Percentage change | -97.2% |
| 1995 | -2.23 Percentage change | +3610.4% |
| 1996 | -3.71 Percentage change | +66.8% |
| 1997 | -1.73 Percentage change | -53.3% |
| 1998 | 1.5 Percentage change | -186.8% |
| 1999 | -0.2119 Percentage change | -114.1% |
| 2000 | 3.51 Percentage change | -1756.1% |
| 2001 | 2.61 Percentage change | -25.5% |
| 2002 | -6.65 Percentage change | -354.6% |
| 2003 | -7.4 Percentage change | +11.3% |
| 2004 | -4.9 Percentage change | -33.8% |
| 2005 | 1.53 Percentage change | -131.1% |
| 2006 | 0.7408 Percentage change | -51.4% |
| 2007 | -0.2526 Percentage change | -134.1% |
| 2008 | 2.08 Percentage change | -922.9% |
| 2009 | -5.76 Percentage change | -377.3% |
| 2010 | 0.8589 Percentage change | -114.9% |
| 2011 | 0.514 Percentage change | -40.2% |
| 2012 | 5.56 Percentage change | +981.6% |
| 2013 | 0.5661 Percentage change | -89.8% |
| 2014 | -1.02 Percentage change | -279.6% |
| 2015 | -1.86 Percentage change | +83.2% |
| 2016 | 3.17 Percentage change | -270.1% |
| 2017 | 0.7462 Percentage change | -76.5% |
| 2018 | -1.11 Percentage change | -249.3% |
| 2019 | -2.7 Percentage change | +142.2% |
| 2020 | -3.98 Percentage change | +47.6% |
| 2021 | -6.92 Percentage change | +73.8% |
| 2022 | 0.4445 Percentage change | -106.4% |
| 2023 | -4.71 Percentage change | -1160.1% |
| 2024 | -0.6936 Percentage change | -85.3% |
| 2025 | 0.4698 Percentage change | -167.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly in Taiwan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +30782.1% | -0.0154 Percentage change | 4.72 Percentage change |
| 1995 | -3610.4% | -0.06 Percentage change | -2.23 Percentage change |
| 1972 | +3148.1% | 0.1336 Percentage change | 4.34 Percentage change |
| 2000 | +1756.1% | -0.2119 Percentage change | 3.51 Percentage change |
| 1978 | +1419.6% | -0.5648 Percentage change | 7.45 Percentage change |
| 1985 | +1422.9% | -0.2978 Percentage change | 3.94 Percentage change |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -0.9798 Percentage change | -11.67 Percentage change | 9.01 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1960s | -1.46 Percentage change | -14.75 Percentage change | 4.36 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1970s | 1.87 Percentage change | -3.26 Percentage change | 7.45 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.54 Percentage change | -2.24 Percentage change | 4.64 Percentage change | 10 |
| 1990s | -0.2575 Percentage change | -3.71 Percentage change | 4.72 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2000s | -1.45 Percentage change | -7.4 Percentage change | 3.51 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.4721 Percentage change | -2.7 Percentage change | 5.56 Percentage change | 10 |
| 2020s | -2.57 Percentage change | -6.92 Percentage change | 0.4698 Percentage change | 6 |
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More environment data for Taiwan
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5363 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.47 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.56 Percentage change (2024)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 27,620 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Total area 35,960 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 7,790 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area 35,410 Square kilometres (2023)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate -0.1282 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 0.0362 % change on previous year (2023)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Taiwan?
- Historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly in Taiwan was 0.4698 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 Taiwan?
- The highest recorded value was 9.01 Percentage change in 1953.
- What is the lowest historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly recorded in Taiwan?
- The lowest recorded value was -14.75 Percentage change in 1963.
- How does Taiwan rank for historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly?
- Taiwan ranks 48th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is historical exposure to drought — land soil moisture anomaly rising or falling in Taiwan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 125.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Taiwan 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