River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Essex
West Essex: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.1532 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▼ Falling
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Essex, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
West Essex recorded 0.1532 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Essex peaked at 0.1723 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.1513 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2005.
West Essex ranks 2455th of 3147 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Essex, year by year
| Year | Percentage of agricultural land area | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1723 Percentage of agricultural land area | — |
| 2001 | 0.1689 Percentage of agricultural land area | -2.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1578 Percentage of agricultural land area | -6.6% |
| 2003 | 0.1544 Percentage of agricultural land area | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 0.1553 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 0.1513 Percentage of agricultural land area | -2.6% |
| 2006 | 0.1513 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.1513 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.153 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 0.1532 Percentage of agricultural land area | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1566 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1513 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1723 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1526 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1517 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.1532 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 Essex?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in West Essex was 0.1532 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 Essex?
- The highest recorded value was 0.1723 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in West Essex?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1513 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2005.
- How does West Essex rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- West Essex ranks 2455th out of 3147 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in West Essex?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this West Essex 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