River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Australia
Western Australia: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 0.6123 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Australia, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
In 2022, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Australia stood at 0.6123 Percentage of agricultural land area.
The figure is up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Australia peaked at 0.6146 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.5895 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2001.
That places Western Australia 2207th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.5927 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.5895 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.5967 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5977 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.5949 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6146 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6126 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6123 Percentage of agricultural land area | 0.6131 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for Western Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -19.48 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4589 Percentage change (2024)
- Land cover and land cover change — Grassland 695,599 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 2,850 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 706.8 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Australia?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Australia was 0.6123 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 Western Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 0.6146 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2019.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Western Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5895 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2001.
- How does Western Australia rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Western Australia ranks 2207th out of 3163 regions with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Western Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Australia 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