River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Belarus
Belarus: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 7.33 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Belarus, 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 Belarus is 7.33 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Belarus peaked at 7.58 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2004 and was at its lowest, 7.33 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
That places Belarus 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Belarus, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.57 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 7.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 7.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.57 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.54 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 7.52 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 7.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 7.47 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 7.47 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.44 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 7.42 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 7.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 7.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.35 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 7.33 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 7.33 Percentage of agricultural land area is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 3.01 Percentage of agricultural land area, 2.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 7.33 Percentage of agricultural land area is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 3.51 Percentage of agricultural land area, 2.1× the median. (43 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.55 Percentage of agricultural land area | 7.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 7.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.45 Percentage of agricultural land area | 7.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | 7.47 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.36 Percentage of agricultural land area | 7.33 Percentage of agricultural land area | 7.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
- 31 Indonesia 8.12 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 32 Romania 8.07 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 33 Honduras 7.5 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 35 Argentina 7 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 36 El Salvador 6.66 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 37 Bosnia and Herzegovina 6.59 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1172 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Belarus?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Belarus was 7.33 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 7.58 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2004.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.33 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does Belarus rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Belarus ranks 34th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Belarus 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