River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.2264 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV recorded 0.2264 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV peaked at 0.2352 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.2231 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2020.
That places Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV 2416th out of 3147 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.2352 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 0.2292 Percentage of agricultural land area | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.2282 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 0.2282 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.2283 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 0.2298 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 0.2294 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 0.2295 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.2289 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.2289 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.2291 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 0.2294 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 0.2295 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 0.2296 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.2298 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.2299 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 0.2289 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2281 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.2267 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 0.2234 Percentage of agricultural land area | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.2231 Percentage of agricultural land area | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.226 Percentage of agricultural land area | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2264 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2296 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2282 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2352 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2284 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2234 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2299 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2251 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2231 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.2264 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV was 0.2264 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 Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV?
- The highest recorded value was 0.2352 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2231 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2020.
- How does Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV ranks 2416th out of 3147 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Washington-Baltimore-Northern Virginia, DC-MD-VA-WV 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