River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of is 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of peaked at 2.62 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2006 and was at its lowest, 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 89th of 204 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.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.61 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 2.61 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.61 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 2.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 2.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 2.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 2.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.61 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.6 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 2.59 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 2.59 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 2.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 2.57 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 2.55 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 2.54 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 2.54 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 2.54 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 2.52 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.7% |
| 2019 | 2.5 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.9% |
| 2020 | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.61 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.6 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.55 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.5 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.59 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of was 2.46 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 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 2.62 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2006.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 89th out of 204 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 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