River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in United States
United States: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 5.17 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in United States, 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 United States is 5.17 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in United States peaked at 5.29 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 5.17 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
United States ranks 59th of 245 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.28 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5.26 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5.29 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.24 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5.18 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5.26 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.17 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5.17 Percentage of agricultural land area | 5.17 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near United States
- 56 Tajikistan 5.36 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 57 Central African Republic 5.3 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 58 Nigeria 5.25 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 60 Germany 5.04 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 61 Peru 4.91 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 62 Mozambique 4.86 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
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- Aquaculture production 467,617 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 9.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in United States?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in United States was 5.17 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 United States?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.17 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does United States rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- United States ranks 59th out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United States 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