River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Seoul
Seoul: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 21.19 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Seoul, 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 Seoul is 21.19 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Seoul peaked at 23.8 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2011 and was at its lowest, 21.19 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
That places Seoul 172nd out of 3163 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.11 Percentage of agricultural land area | 22.63 Percentage of agricultural land area | 23.55 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.34 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.43 Percentage of agricultural land area | 23.8 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.36 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.19 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Seoul
- 169 Algeria 0.6249 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 170 Denmark 0.4761 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 171 Oman 0.4252 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 172 Kansai region 0.404 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 173 New Zealand 0.327 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 174 Panama 0.3224 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 175 Libya 0.2434 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Seoul
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Greenhouse gas emissions - Cities and FUAs — GHG emissions from waste 3.66 Tonnes of CO2-equivalent (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime summer land 31.29 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime winter land 3.78 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Daytime yearly land 18.16 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime summer land 20.8 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime winter land -3.94 Degrees celsius (2024)
- Land surface temperature - Cities and FUAs — Nighttime yearly land 7.56 Degrees celsius (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Seoul?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Seoul was 21.19 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 Seoul?
- The highest recorded value was 23.8 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2011.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Seoul?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.19 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does Seoul rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Seoul ranks 172nd out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Seoul?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Seoul 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