River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 11.27 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia stood at 11.27 Percentage of agricultural land area. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Asia peaked at 11.27 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 11.17 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 6th of 74 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.19 Percentage of agricultural land area | 11.17 Percentage of agricultural land area | 11.2 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2 Percentage of agricultural land area | 11.18 Percentage of agricultural land area | 11.24 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.26 Percentage of agricultural land area | 11.24 Percentage of agricultural land area | 11.27 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 3 Egypt 38.91 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 4 Suriname 34.64 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 5 Pakistan 34.11 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 6 South Sudan 30.62 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 7 Uzbekistan 26.53 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 8 Turkmenistan 23.72 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 9 Iraq 21.9 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Asia?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Asia was 11.27 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 11.27 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.17 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Southern Asia ranks 6th out of 74 groups with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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