River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Mediterranean region - Middle
Mediterranean region - Middle: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 5 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Mediterranean region - Middle, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
Mediterranean region - Middle recorded 5 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Mediterranean region - Middle peaked at 5 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.85 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2001.
Mediterranean region - Middle ranks 912th of 3163 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.87 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.85 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.9 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.88 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.97 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.99 Percentage of agricultural land area | 4.97 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for Mediterranean region - Middle
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.62 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.1 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 395.24 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 1,100 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 242.3 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Mediterranean region - Middle?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Mediterranean region - Middle was 5 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 Mediterranean region - Middle?
- The highest recorded value was 5 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Mediterranean region - Middle?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.85 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2001.
- How does Mediterranean region - Middle rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Mediterranean region - Middle ranks 912th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Mediterranean region - Middle?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mediterranean region - Middle 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