River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Alentejo Central
Alentejo Central: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.188 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Alentejo Central, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
The most recent figure for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Alentejo Central is 0.188 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Alentejo Central peaked at 0.3748 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2001 and was at its lowest, 0.1878 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2021.
That places Alentejo Central 2433rd out of 3147 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2575 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1997 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.3748 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.196 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1882 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1998 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1881 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1878 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1884 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Alentejo Central?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Alentejo Central was 0.188 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Alentejo Central?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3748 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2001.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Alentejo Central?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1878 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2021.
- How does Alentejo Central rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Alentejo Central ranks 2433rd out of 3147 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Alentejo Central?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Alentejo Central data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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