Kenya vs Zambia: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time
- Kenya
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area against 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area in Kenya, a difference of 0.04 Percentage of agricultural land area.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 126th of 245 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.77 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.74 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.0318 Percentage of agricultural land area | Kenya |
| 2010s | 1.76 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.0023 Percentage of agricultural land area | Kenya |
| 2020s | 1.72 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.0323 Percentage of agricultural land area | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Kenya or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area against 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area in Kenya as of 2022.
- What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Kenya and Zambia?
- 0.04 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Zambia?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Kenya and Zambia rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Kenya ranks 127th and Zambia ranks 126th 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