Caribbean vs Lesotho: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time
- Caribbean
- Lesotho
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 0.7979 Percentage of agricultural land area against 0.5031 Percentage of agricultural land area in Caribbean, a difference of 0.2948 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.6 times Caribbean's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Lesotho has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 66th of 74 countries.
Lesotho has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5106 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.7896 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2791 Percentage of agricultural land area | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.4947 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.784 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2892 Percentage of agricultural land area | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.5027 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.7996 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2969 Percentage of agricultural land area | Lesotho |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Caribbean or Lesotho?
- Lesotho, at 0.7979 Percentage of agricultural land area against 0.5031 Percentage of agricultural land area in Caribbean as of 2022.
- What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Caribbean and Lesotho?
- 0.2948 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Lesotho?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Caribbean and Lesotho rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Caribbean ranks 68th and Lesotho ranks 66th of 74 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