River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Sahara
Western Sahara: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 2.6 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Sahara, 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 Western Sahara is 2.6 Percentage of agricultural land area, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Sahara peaked at 2.6 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2000.
That places Western Sahara 107th out of 245 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.56 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.49 Percentage of agricultural land area | 2.6 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Western Sahara
- 104 Rhineland-Palatinate 2.73 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 105 North Rhine-Westphalia 2.72 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 106 Brazil 2.68 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 108 Canada 2.59 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 109 Northern Ireland 2.58 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 110 France 2.58 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Western Sahara
- Standard Deviation 0.503 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -62.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 0.02 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 18.8 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.01 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 4 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 99.92 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Sahara?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Western Sahara was 2.6 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 Sahara?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Western Sahara?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.46 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2000.
- How does Western Sahara rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Western Sahara ranks 107th out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Western Sahara?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Sahara 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