Eastern Asia vs Iraq: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time
- Eastern Asia
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 21.9 Percentage of agricultural land area against 9.08 Percentage of agricultural land area in Eastern Asia, a difference of 12.82 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That makes Iraq's figure about 2.4 times Eastern Asia's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Iraq has been ahead every year.
Eastern Asia ranks 10th and Iraq ranks 9th of 74 groups.
Iraq has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern Asia | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.3 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.84 Percentage of agricultural land area | 12.54 Percentage of agricultural land area | Iraq |
| 2010s | 9.16 Percentage of agricultural land area | 22 Percentage of agricultural land area | 12.84 Percentage of agricultural land area | Iraq |
| 2020s | 9.1 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.92 Percentage of agricultural land area | 12.81 Percentage of agricultural land area | Iraq |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Eastern Asia or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 21.9 Percentage of agricultural land area against 9.08 Percentage of agricultural land area in Eastern Asia as of 2022.
- What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Eastern Asia and Iraq?
- 12.82 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern Asia and Iraq?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Eastern Asia and Iraq rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Eastern Asia ranks 10th and Iraq ranks 9th of 74 groups.
- 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