Costa Rica vs Spain: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time
- Costa Rica
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 2.1 Percentage of agricultural land area against 1.98 Percentage of agricultural land area in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.12 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Spain ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 92nd of 204 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.14 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.11 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.0272 Percentage of agricultural land area | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 2.05 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.1 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.0495 Percentage of agricultural land area | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.97 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.1 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1333 Percentage of agricultural land area | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Costa Rica or Spain?
- Spain, at 2.1 Percentage of agricultural land area against 1.98 Percentage of agricultural land area in Costa Rica as of 2022.
- What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Costa Rica and Spain?
- 0.12 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Spain?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Spain rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Costa Rica ranks 93rd and Spain ranks 92nd 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