River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Biscay
Biscay: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.3088 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Biscay, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
In 2022, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Biscay stood at 0.3088 Percentage of agricultural land area. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Biscay peaked at 0.4531 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.3088 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
That places Biscay 2380th out of 3163 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 | 0.4336 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.406 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.4531 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3639 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.3359 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.4079 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.3198 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.3088 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.3378 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 Biscay?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Biscay was 0.3088 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 Biscay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4531 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Biscay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3088 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does Biscay rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Biscay ranks 2380th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Biscay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Biscay 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