River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 2.43 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is 2.43 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 2.44 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 2.39 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2003.
Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1495th of 3147 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.44 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.5% |
| 2002 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.39 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 2.42 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 2.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 2.39 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 2.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 2.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 2.42 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 2.42 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.42 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 2.43 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.39 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.44 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.39 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.42 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.42 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.4 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.43 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 2.43 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 2.44 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.39 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2003.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 1495th out of 3147 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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