River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in World
World: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 6.62 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in World, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of agricultural land area.
Analysis
World recorded 6.62 Percentage of agricultural land area for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in World peaked at 6.67 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2008 and was at its lowest, 6.62 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2022.
World ranks 720th of 3163 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.66 Percentage of agricultural land area | 6.66 Percentage of agricultural land area | 6.67 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.64 Percentage of agricultural land area | 6.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | 6.66 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | 6.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | 6.62 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -0.9521 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.5619 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in World?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in World was 6.62 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 6.67 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2008.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022.
- How does World rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- World ranks 720th out of 3163 groups with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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