Afghanistan vs Sub-Saharan Africa: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time
- Afghanistan
- Sub-Saharan Africa
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 6.33 Percentage of agricultural land area against 3.99 Percentage of agricultural land area in Sub-Saharan Africa, a difference of 2.34 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.6 times Sub-Saharan Africa's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.
Afghanistan ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 204 countries.
Afghanistan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sub-Saharan Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.16 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3.97 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.18 Percentage of agricultural land area | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 6.31 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3.99 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.32 Percentage of agricultural land area | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 6.33 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3.99 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.34 Percentage of agricultural land area | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Afghanistan or Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Afghanistan, at 6.33 Percentage of agricultural land area against 3.99 Percentage of agricultural land area in Sub-Saharan Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 2.34 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Afghanistan and Sub-Saharan Africa rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Afghanistan ranks 39th and Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 36th of 204 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The dataset provides a global assessment of land, population, built-up area and cropland exposure to river flooding for different return periods. Exposure indicators to river flooding 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 2000-2020 depending on data availability and is based on river flood hazard maps with a 10-, 20-, 50- and 100-year return period. A return period is the average or estimated time that a specific hazard is likely to recur. 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): JRC River flood hazard map data, Copernicus Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer population grid data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org