Belgium vs Niger: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time
- Belgium
- Niger
How they compare
Niger currently reports 3.17 Percentage of agricultural land area against 3.05 Percentage of agricultural land area in Belgium, a difference of 0.12 Percentage of agricultural land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 97th and Niger ranks 94th of 245 countries.
Niger has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Niger | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.11 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3.11 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.0047 Percentage of agricultural land area | Niger |
| 2010s | 3.09 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3.17 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.0811 Percentage of agricultural land area | Niger |
| 2020s | 3.06 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3.18 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1227 Percentage of agricultural land area | Niger |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Belgium or Niger?
- Niger, at 3.17 Percentage of agricultural land area against 3.05 Percentage of agricultural land area in Belgium as of 2022.
- What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Belgium and Niger?
- 0.12 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Niger?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Belgium and Niger rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Belgium ranks 97th and Niger ranks 94th of 245 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