River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in North West England
North West England: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 1.23 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in North West England, 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 North West England is 1.23 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in North West England peaked at 1.31 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2013 and was at its lowest, 1.23 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
That places North West England 1897th out of 3147 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.31 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.3 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.31 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.29 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.25 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.31 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.24 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.23 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.25 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for North West England
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.7 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 9,421 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 107.78 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 240.61 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in North West England?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in North West England was 1.23 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 North West England?
- The highest recorded value was 1.31 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2013.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in North West England?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.23 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does North West England rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- North West England ranks 1897th out of 3147 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in North West England?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this North West England 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