River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Free State
Free State: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.8537 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Free State, 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 Free State is 0.8537 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Free State peaked at 0.8537 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.8074 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2001.
Free State ranks 2077th of 3163 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.822 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8074 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8383 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8434 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8417 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8455 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8486 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8425 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8537 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for Free State
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.79 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.61 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 46,942 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 388.95 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 383 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Free State?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Free State was 0.8537 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 Free State?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8537 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Free State?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8074 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2001.
- How does Free State rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Free State ranks 2077th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Free State?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Free State 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