River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 30.01 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▲ Rising
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, 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 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie is 30.01 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022.
The figure is down 3.6% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie peaked at 33.17 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2014 and was at its lowest, 27.38 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
Newcastle and Lake Macquarie ranks 103rd of 3147 regions on this measure, 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 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.38 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 29.24 Percentage of agricultural land area | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 30.26 Percentage of agricultural land area | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 30.51 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 30.69 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 31.87 Percentage of agricultural land area | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 31.99 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 32.11 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 32.35 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 32.6 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 32.85 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 32.85 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 33.11 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 33.17 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 33.17 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.98 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 32.98 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.21 Percentage of agricultural land area | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 32.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 32.09 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 31.13 Percentage of agricultural land area | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 30.01 Percentage of agricultural land area | -3.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.89 Percentage of agricultural land area | 27.38 Percentage of agricultural land area | 32.48 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.84 Percentage of agricultural land area | 32.21 Percentage of agricultural land area | 33.17 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.08 Percentage of agricultural land area | 30.01 Percentage of agricultural land area | 32.09 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Newcastle and Lake Macquarie
- 100 Ireland 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 101 Côte d’Ivoire 1.65 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 102 Uganda 1.61 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 103 Guinea 1.59 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 104 Dominican Republic 1.59 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 105 Liberia 1.58 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 106 Tanzania 1.52 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie was 30.01 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 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie?
- The highest recorded value was 33.17 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2014.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.38 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does Newcastle and Lake Macquarie rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Newcastle and Lake Macquarie ranks 103rd out of 3147 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Newcastle and Lake Macquarie?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Newcastle and Lake Macquarie 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