Amazonas - AM vs Congo: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time
- Amazonas - AM
- Congo
How they compare
Amazonas - AM currently reports 40.1 Percentage of agricultural land area against 5.52 Percentage of agricultural land area in Congo, a difference of 34.58 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That makes Amazonas - AM's figure about 7.3 times Congo's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Amazonas - AM has been ahead every year.
Amazonas - AM ranks 52nd and Congo ranks 52nd of 3163 regions.
Amazonas - AM has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Amazonas - AM | Congo | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 34.89 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.52 Percentage of agricultural land area | 30.37 Percentage of agricultural land area | Amazonas - AM |
| 2010s | 35.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5.23 Percentage of agricultural land area | 30.23 Percentage of agricultural land area | Amazonas - AM |
| 2020s | 37.98 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 32.52 Percentage of agricultural land area | Amazonas - AM |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Amazonas - AM or Congo?
- Amazonas - AM, at 40.1 Percentage of agricultural land area against 5.52 Percentage of agricultural land area in Congo as of 2022.
- What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Amazonas - AM and Congo?
- 34.58 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Amazonas - AM ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Amazonas - AM and Congo?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Amazonas - AM and Congo rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Amazonas - AM ranks 52nd and Congo ranks 52nd of 3163 regions.
- 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