River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Somerset
Somerset: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.9412 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Somerset, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
In 2022, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Somerset stood at 0.9412 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Somerset peaked at 0.9774 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2005 and was at its lowest, 0.9405 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2007.
Somerset ranks 2042nd of 3163 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.9596 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9405 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9774 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9615 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9574 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9698 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9592 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9412 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.9685 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Somerset?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Somerset was 0.9412 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 Somerset?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9774 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2005.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Somerset?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.9405 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2007.
- How does Somerset rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Somerset ranks 2042nd out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Somerset?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Somerset 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