River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Coast
West Coast: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.8394 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▲ Rising
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Coast, 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 West Coast is 0.8394 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Coast peaked at 0.8503 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.6968 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
West Coast ranks 2088th of 3163 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.792 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6968 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8462 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.8475 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8437 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8503 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.8416 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8394 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.8437 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 West Coast?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Coast was 0.8394 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 West Coast?
- The highest recorded value was 0.8503 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2014.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in West Coast?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6968 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does West Coast rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- West Coast ranks 2088th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in West Coast?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this West Coast 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