Halaman ini memuat daftar kronologis tahun sumo yang diurutkan berdasarkan peristiwa..
2000-an
- 2009 in sumo - Harumafuji's 1st championship, Hakuho has 3 championships and all-time record of 86 wins out of 90 in one year
- 2008 in sumo - Asashōryū returns, Kotoōshū first European champion, marijuana scandals begin
- 2007 in sumo - Hakuho is promoted to yokozuna, Asashōryū is first suspended yokozuna, Tokitsukaze stable hazing scandal
- 2006 in sumo - Asashōryū's general dominance continues, Hakuho wins first championship
- 2005 in sumo - Asashōryū is first to sweep all championships in his "grand slam" year
- 2004 in sumo - Asashōryū just misses all championship sweep, Kaiō wins 5th and last championship
- 2003 in sumo - Takanohana and Musashimaru retire, Asashōryū debuts as yokozuna
- 2002 in sumo - Takanohana out most of year due to injury, Asashōryū wins first of many championships
- 2001 in sumo - number of wrestlers win championships in spite of injury, Kotomitsuki wins his only and all 3 special prizes
- 2000 in sumo - 3 wrestlers win championships for first time, Akebono wins his last
1990-an
- 1999 in sumo - Musashimaru dominates, Chiyotaikai and Dejima win their first championships
- 1998 in sumo - between them, the Futagoyama brothers dominate, Kotonishiki becomes only wrestler to win two championships at maegashira rank
- 1997 in sumo - Futagoyama wrestlers continue championship dominance
- 1996 in sumo - Takanohana takes 4 championships, and stablemate Takanonami one for a near year sweep
- 1995 in sumo - Takanohana takes 4 championships to dominate; his brother Wakanohana takes 1
- 1994 in sumo - Musashimaru wins 1st championship, Takanohana achieves necessary criteria for promotion to yokozuna
- 1993 in sumo - Akebono becomes first foreign-born yokozuna, has most dominant year at 4 championships, Futagoyama brothers take one each
- 1992 in sumo - Asahifuji retires leaving no yokozuna for the next eight months, championships are split Takahanada* 2, Akebono 2, and 1 each for Konishiki and Mitoizumi
- 1991 in sumo - Hokutoumi and Asahifuji win their last championships, Kotonishiki wins his first, Kirishima and Kotofuji win their only championships
- 1990 in sumo - championships split at two each between Ōzeki Asahifuji, and yokozunas Hokutoumi and Chiyonofuji, the second win would be Chiyonofuji's last
*Takahanada would later become the 2nd Takanohana.
