Lafayette-Acadiana, LA vs OECD: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding over time
- Lafayette-Acadiana, LA
- OECD
How they compare
Lafayette-Acadiana, LA currently reports 37.92 Percentage of agricultural land area against 4.64 Percentage of agricultural land area in OECD, a difference of 33.28 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That makes Lafayette-Acadiana, LA's figure about 8.2 times OECD's.
Across all 23 years both countries report, Lafayette-Acadiana, LA has been ahead every year.
Lafayette-Acadiana, LA ranks 59th and OECD ranks 59th of 3147 regions.
Lafayette-Acadiana, LA has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lafayette-Acadiana, LA | OECD | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.69 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.69 Percentage of agricultural land area | 33.01 Percentage of agricultural land area | Lafayette-Acadiana, LA |
| 2010s | 37.67 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.67 Percentage of agricultural land area | 33 Percentage of agricultural land area | Lafayette-Acadiana, LA |
| 2020s | 37.91 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.64 Percentage of agricultural land area | 33.27 Percentage of agricultural land area | Lafayette-Acadiana, LA |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding, Lafayette-Acadiana, LA or OECD?
- Lafayette-Acadiana, LA, at 37.92 Percentage of agricultural land area against 4.64 Percentage of agricultural land area in OECD as of 2022.
- What is the difference in river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding between Lafayette-Acadiana, LA and OECD?
- 33.28 Percentage of agricultural land area, with Lafayette-Acadiana, LA ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lafayette-Acadiana, LA and OECD?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Lafayette-Acadiana, LA and OECD rank globally for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Lafayette-Acadiana, LA ranks 59th and OECD ranks 59th of 3147 regions.
- 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