River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eastern Cape
Eastern Cape: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.9723 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eastern Cape, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
Eastern Cape recorded 0.9723 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eastern Cape peaked at 0.9812 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.9441 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2005.
Eastern Cape ranks 2016th of 3163 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9509 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9441 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9641 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9763 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9679 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9812 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.971 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9685 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9723 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for Eastern Cape
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.35 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.93 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.88 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 3,951 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 337.92 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 635.18 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eastern Cape?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Eastern Cape was 0.9723 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 Eastern Cape?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9812 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2017.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Eastern Cape?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9441 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2005.
- How does Eastern Cape rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Eastern Cape ranks 2016th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Eastern Cape?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Cape 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