River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Europe
Europe: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 4.49 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Europe, 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 Europe stood at 4.49 Percentage of agricultural land area.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Europe peaked at 4.5 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4.48 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2004.
Europe ranks 998th of 3163 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.5 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.5 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.5 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Europe?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Europe was 4.49 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 4.5 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2011.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.48 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2004.
- How does Europe rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Europe ranks 998th out of 3163 groups with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe 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