River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Puducherry
Puducherry: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 14.81 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▲ Rising
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Puducherry, 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 Puducherry is 14.81 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Puducherry peaked at 14.81 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.75 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2003.
Puducherry ranks 296th of 3163 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 13.81 Percentage of agricultural land area | 13.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 13.94 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.36 Percentage of agricultural land area | 13.99 Percentage of agricultural land area | 14.56 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.73 Percentage of agricultural land area | 14.6 Percentage of agricultural land area | 14.81 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for Puducherry
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.95 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 15.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2.94 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 33.21 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 32.46 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Puducherry?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Puducherry was 14.81 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 Puducherry?
- The highest recorded value was 14.81 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Puducherry?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.75 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2003.
- How does Puducherry rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Puducherry ranks 296th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Puducherry?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Puducherry 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