River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in California
California: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 16.08 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in California, 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 California stood at 16.08 Percentage of agricultural land area.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in California peaked at 16.15 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.67 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
That places California 257th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.74 Percentage of agricultural land area | 15.67 Percentage of agricultural land area | 15.82 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.06 Percentage of agricultural land area | 15.84 Percentage of agricultural land area | 16.15 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.09 Percentage of agricultural land area | 16.08 Percentage of agricultural land area | 16.1 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for California
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.83 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8111 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.0346 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 49,362 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 3,322 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 3,623 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in California?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in California was 16.08 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 California?
- The highest recorded value was 16.15 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2016.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in California?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.67 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does California rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- California ranks 257th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in California?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this California 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