River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Zambia
Zambia: River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding was 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2022. ▬ Flat
River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding in Zambia, 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 Zambia stood at 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Zambia peaked at 1.76 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.73 Percentage of agricultural land area, in 2004.
Zambia ranks 126th of 245 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.74 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.73 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.76 Percentage of agricultural land area | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 1.75 Percentage of agricultural land area | 3 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 123 Guinea-Bissau 1.8 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 124 Ghana 1.79 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 125 Thuringia 1.77 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 127 Kenya 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 128 Ireland 1.71 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
- 129 South East England 1.67 Percentage of agricultural land area compare
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 2.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -11.37 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -12.69 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 20.35 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Zambia?
- River flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding in Zambia was 1.75 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.76 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2017.
- What is the lowest river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 Percentage of agricultural land area in 2004.
- How does Zambia rank for river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding?
- Zambia ranks 126th out of 245 countries with data for 2022.
- Is river flooding exposure — cropland share exposed to river flooding rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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