River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in National Capital Territory of Delhi
National Capital Territory of Delhi: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 39.29 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▲ Rising
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in National Capital Territory of Delhi, 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 National Capital Territory of Delhi is 39.29 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 1.0% on the previous year and up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in National Capital Territory of Delhi peaked at 39.29 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 35.91 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
That places National Capital Territory of Delhi 53rd out of 3147 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in National Capital Territory of Delhi, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.91 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 36.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 36.96 Percentage of agricultural land area | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 37.25 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 37.58 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 37.7 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 37.82 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 37.97 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 38.14 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 38.29 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 38.37 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 38.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 38.63 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 38.73 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 38.84 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 38.95 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 38.92 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 38.84 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 38.85 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 39 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 38.97 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 38.91 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 39.29 Percentage of agricultural land area | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.41 Percentage of agricultural land area | 35.91 Percentage of agricultural land area | 38.29 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.76 Percentage of agricultural land area | 38.37 Percentage of agricultural land area | 39 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.06 Percentage of agricultural land area | 38.91 Percentage of agricultural land area | 39.29 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near National Capital Territory of Delhi
- 50 Central African Republic 5.3 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 51 Nigeria 5.25 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 52 United States of America 5.17 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 53 Germany 5.04 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 54 Ethiopia 1.65 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 54 Peru 4.91 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 55 Mozambique 4.86 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 56 Paraguay 4.79 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for National Capital Territory of Delhi
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 27.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 27.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.59 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 1.56 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 290.57 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 326.76 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in National Capital Territory of Delhi?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in National Capital Territory of Delhi was 39.29 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 National Capital Territory of Delhi?
- The highest recorded value was 39.29 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in National Capital Territory of Delhi?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.91 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does National Capital Territory of Delhi rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- National Capital Territory of Delhi ranks 53rd out of 3147 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in National Capital Territory of Delhi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this National Capital Territory of Delhi 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