River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in South West England
South West England: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.6533 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in South 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 South West England is 0.6533 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in South West England peaked at 0.6781 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.6438 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2014.
South West England ranks 2158th of 3147 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in South West England, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.6781 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 0.6761 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 0.673 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.6768 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 0.6594 Percentage of agricultural land area | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 0.6647 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.6619 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 0.6659 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.6579 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 0.6502 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 0.649 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 0.6491 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.6482 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.6442 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 0.6438 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.6438 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.6454 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.6451 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.6474 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 0.6483 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 0.6479 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.6542 Percentage of agricultural land area | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 0.6533 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6664 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6502 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6781 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6464 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6438 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6491 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6518 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6479 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6542 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for South West England
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.24 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 12,127 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 939.23 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 375.82 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in South West England?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in South West England was 0.6533 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 South West England?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6781 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in South West England?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6438 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2014.
- How does South West England rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- South West England ranks 2158th out of 3147 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in South West England?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required).
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