Cropland Water Scarcity Vulnerability Projections for 2050

2050 projections identify country-level vulnerabilities of cropland to water scarcity for six key commodities: maize, rice, wheat, vegetables, pulses, and fruit. The analysis combines global water scarcity changes with current agricultural production extents. Data originates from a multi-model ensemble and is curated by the Environmental Information Data Centre.

Use Cases

• Assess country-level risk exposure by comparing water scarcity projections for maize, rice, wheat, vegetables, pulses, and fruit production.
• Model future agricultural commodity availability under 2050 water scarcity scenarios for the six listed crops.
• Identify geographic hotspots where current vegetable or fruit production extents overlap with projected high water scarcity.

Strengths

• Projections are derived from a multi-model ensemble, improving reliability.
• Analysis covers six globally significant agricultural commodities.
• Data provides a forward-looking assessment for a key future year (2050).

Limitations

• Specific row count, column details, and sample data are unavailable for review.
• Projections are model-dependent and subject to the uncertainties of the underlying climate and socio-economic scenarios.
• The analysis is at the country level, which may mask sub-national variations in water scarcity and production.

Provenance

Source

Environmental Information Data Centre

Collection Method

Combined projections of global water scarcity changes with current commodity production extents.

Time Range

Projections for 2050.

Freshness

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Geography

Global, country-level.