River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Liberia
Liberia: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 1.58 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▲ Rising
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Liberia, 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 Liberia is 1.58 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Liberia peaked at 1.58 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.49 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2003.
Liberia ranks 134th of 245 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.51 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.53 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.55 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.54 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.57 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.57 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.56 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Liberia
- 131 Uganda 1.61 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 132 Guinea 1.59 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 133 Dominican Republic 1.59 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 135 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.52 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 136 Malawi 1.51 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 137 Haiti 1.48 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Liberia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.221 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.42 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -87.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.89 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 101.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Liberia?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Liberia was 1.58 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 Liberia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.58 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Liberia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2003.
- How does Liberia rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Liberia ranks 134th out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Liberia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Liberia 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