River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Great Plain
Southern Great Plain: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 21.03 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Great Plain, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
Southern Great Plain recorded 21.03 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Great Plain peaked at 21.03 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.9 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2001.
That places Southern Great Plain 175th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.97 Percentage of agricultural land area | 20.9 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.01 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 21 Percentage of agricultural land area | 20.99 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.01 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.02 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.01 Percentage of agricultural land area | 21.03 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Southern Great Plain
- 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
- 176 Brittany 0.1724 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 177 Cuba 0.1355 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 178 United Arab Emirates 0.0245 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Southern Great Plain
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.66 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.38 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 2,256 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 331.33 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 276.52 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Great Plain?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Southern Great Plain was 21.03 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 Great Plain?
- The highest recorded value was 21.03 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Southern Great Plain?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2001.
- How does Southern Great Plain rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Southern Great Plain ranks 175th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Southern Great Plain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Great Plain 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