River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kansai region
Kansai region: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.404 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kansai region, 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 Kansai region stood at 0.404 Percentage of agricultural land area.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 9.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kansai region peaked at 0.7404 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2003 and was at its lowest, 0.3986 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2018.
Kansai region ranks 172nd of 245 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.7083 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6288 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.7404 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.428 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.3986 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.5345 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.4023 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.3992 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.404 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Kansai region
- 169 Algeria 0.6249 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 170 Denmark 0.4761 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 171 Oman 0.4252 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 173 New Zealand 0.327 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 174 Panama 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 175 Libya 0.2434 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Kansai region
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.83 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4221 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 3.42 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,168 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 946.46 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kansai region?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Kansai region was 0.404 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 Kansai region?
- The highest recorded value was 0.7404 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2003.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Kansai region?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3986 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2018.
- How does Kansai region rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Kansai region ranks 172nd out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Kansai region?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Kansai region 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