DRC Flood Impact on Apr 15 2025: Population and Cropland Analysis

182,007 people and 2,603 hectares of cropland were affected by a flood in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on April 15, 2025. The data is provided by the World Food Programme's Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system, which collects and maps geospatial and socio-economic information for sudden-onset emergencies. The dataset was last updated on May 21, 2026.

Use Cases

• Estimate population displacement and humanitarian needs based on the reported number of affected people.
• Assess agricultural damage and food security implications based on the reported cropland area affected.
• Model flood risk and impact for future disaster preparedness based on the geospatial event data.
• Integrate with other socio-economic layers for targeted response planning based on the ADAM system's mapping capabilities.

Strengths

• Provides specific impact figures: 182,007 affected people and 2,603 hectares of affected cropland.
• Originates from an operational humanitarian system (WFP ADAM) designed for emergency analysis.
• Data is georeferenced, as indicated by the GEOTIFF file format.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited to a single event; broader context requires external data.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Collected, analyzed, and mapped by the ADAM system following a sudden-onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Event date: April 15, 2025. Data updated: May 21, 2026.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:04:47.806355; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Democratic Republic of the Congo