Australia vs Australia and New Zealand: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding

Australia
4.46 Percentage of agricultural land area
in 2022
Australia and New Zealand
4.41 Percentage of agricultural land area
in 2022
Australia rank
61st
Australia and New Zealand rank
62nd

River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time

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How they compare

Australia currently reports 4.46 Percentage of agricultural land area against 4.41 Percentage of agricultural land area in Australia and New Zealand, a difference of 0.05 Percentage of agricultural land area.

Across all 23 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 61st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 62nd of 204 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Australia and New Zealand Difference Ahead
2000s 4.48 Percentage of agricultural land area 4.44 Percentage of agricultural land area 0.045 Percentage of agricultural land area Australia
2010s 4.49 Percentage of agricultural land area 4.45 Percentage of agricultural land area 0.0421 Percentage of agricultural land area Australia
2020s 4.46 Percentage of agricultural land area 4.42 Percentage of agricultural land area 0.0429 Percentage of agricultural land area Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Australia or Australia and New Zealand?
Australia, at 4.46 Percentage of agricultural land area against 4.41 Percentage of agricultural land area in Australia and New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
0.05 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Australia and New Zealand?
23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Australia and Australia and New Zealand rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
Australia ranks 61st and Australia and New Zealand ranks 62nd 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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Indicator
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
Unit
Percentage of agricultural land area
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
3,425 places, 78,723 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

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