Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) - Country Ranking

Definition: Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Netherlands 58.51 2010
2 Suriname 56.19 2010
3 Tuvalu 47.47 2010
4 Greenland 46.46 2010
5 Macao SAR, China 39.65 2010
6 Vietnam 36.97 2010
7 Bahrain 34.28 2010
8 Guyana 27.87 2010
9 Monaco 25.26 2010
10 The Gambia 23.53 2010
11 Egypt 21.52 2010
12 Kiribati 20.57 2010
13 Belize 20.53 2010
14 The Bahamas 20.28 2010
15 Mauritania 19.12 2010
16 Kuwait 17.40 2010
17 Latvia 17.30 2010
18 Seychelles 16.64 2010
19 Denmark 16.34 2010
20 Guinea-Bissau 15.26 2010
21 United Arab Emirates 14.78 2010
22 New Caledonia 14.00 2010
23 Qatar 12.83 2010
24 Japan 12.65 2010
25 Djibouti 12.35 2010
26 Cayman Islands 12.07 2010
27 Benin 11.85 2010
28 Antigua and Barbuda 11.83 2010
29 Belgium 11.17 2010
30 Myanmar 10.97 2010
31 Thailand 10.34 2010
32 Singapore 10.33 2010
33 Hong Kong SAR, China 10.33 2010
34 Senegal 10.06 2010
35 Bangladesh 8.92 2010
36 Puerto Rico 8.91 2010
37 Tunisia 8.52 2010
38 Nauru 7.61 2010
39 Iceland 7.56 2010
40 Tonga 7.53 2010
41 Indonesia 7.37 2010
42 Cambodia 7.19 2010
43 Albania 7.07 2010
44 China 6.55 2010
45 Liberia 6.38 2010
46 Libya 6.17 2010
47 Guinea 6.05 2010
48 Iraq 5.81 2010
49 Italy 5.66 2010
50 Oman 5.65 2010
51 Philippines 5.65 2010
52 Cabo Verde 5.64 2010
53 Cyprus 5.64 2010
54 United Kingdom 5.31 2010
55 Mozambique 5.25 2010
56 Saudi Arabia 5.20 2010
57 Ecuador 5.19 2010
58 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 5.13 2010
59 Malaysia 5.10 2010
60 Gabon 4.94 2010
61 Fiji 4.89 2010
62 Ireland 4.77 2010
63 Australia 4.52 2010
64 Greece 4.49 2010
65 Spain 4.38 2010
66 New Zealand 4.23 2010
67 Lebanon 4.13 2010
68 Uruguay 4.11 2010
69 Germany 4.04 2010
70 St. Kitts and Nevis 3.89 2010
71 Norway 3.85 2010
72 Sierra Leone 3.79 2010
73 Côte d'Ivoire 3.76 2010
74 Sweden 3.74 2010
75 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.71 2010
76 Jamaica 3.63 2010
77 Portugal 3.63 2010
78 Togo 3.61 2010
79 Palau 3.45 2010
80 Korea 3.04 2010
81 Argentina 3.03 2010
82 Panama 3.01 2010
83 Sri Lanka 2.98 2010
84 Trinidad and Tobago 2.91 2010
85 Cuba 2.91 2010
86 Estonia 2.91 2010
87 France 2.89 2010
88 Lithuania 2.87 2010
89 Solomon Islands 2.86 2010
90 Georgia 2.76 2010
91 Nigeria 2.67 2010
92 India 2.66 2010
93 Ghana 2.62 2010
94 Brazil 2.56 2010
95 United States 2.51 2010
96 Somalia 2.50 2010
97 Venezuela 2.50 2010
98 Malta 2.26 2010
99 Canada 2.22 2010
100 Romania 1.95 2010
101 Grenada 1.89 2010
102 Haiti 1.87 2010
103 Finland 1.86 2010
104 Croatia 1.85 2010
105 Ukraine 1.80 2010
106 Turkey 1.76 2010
107 Poland 1.75 2010
108 Madagascar 1.66 2010
109 St. Lucia 1.61 2010
110 Brunei 1.61 2010
111 Yemen 1.58 2010
112 Mexico 1.58 2010
113 Israel 1.57 2010
114 Samoa 1.44 2010
115 Angola 1.44 2010
116 Mauritius 1.41 2010
117 Morocco 1.38 2010
118 São Tomé and Principe 1.32 2010
119 Iran 1.27 2010
120 Dominican Republic 1.23 2010
121 Colombia 1.22 2010
122 Russia 1.21 2010
123 Vanuatu 1.18 2010
124 Namibia 1.09 2010
125 Pakistan 1.06 2010
126 Dominica 0.98 2010
127 Equatorial Guinea 0.95 2010
128 Timor-Leste 0.94 2010
129 Peru 0.92 2010
130 Honduras 0.90 2010
131 Nicaragua 0.85 2010
132 Eritrea 0.77 2010
133 Algeria 0.76 2010
134 Slovenia 0.76 2010
135 Bulgaria 0.74 2010
136 Comoros 0.72 2010
137 Tanzania 0.71 2010
138 Barbados 0.71 2010
139 Moldova 0.59 2010
140 El Salvador 0.50 2010
141 Papua New Guinea 0.49 2010
142 Congo 0.48 2010
143 Cameroon 0.46 2010
144 Kenya 0.41 2010
145 Chile 0.37 2010
146 Costa Rica 0.36 2010
147 Sudan 0.30 2010
148 Guatemala 0.21 2010
149 South Africa 0.16 2010
150 Syrian Arab Republic 0.13 2010
151 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.11 2010
152 Dem. Rep. Congo 0.04 2010
153 Jordan 0.00 2010
154 Lao PDR 0.00 2010
154 North Macedonia 0.00 2010
154 Luxembourg 0.00 2010
154 Switzerland 0.00 2010
154 Belarus 0.00 2010
154 Ethiopia 0.00 2010
154 Malawi 0.00 2010
154 Mali 0.00 2010
154 Eswatini 0.00 2010
154 San Marino 0.00 2010

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Development Relevance: Scientists use the terms climate change and global warming to refer to the gradual increase in the Earth's surface temperature that has accelerated since the industrial revolution and especially over the past two decades. Most global warming has been caused by human activities that have changed the chemical composition of the atmosphere through a buildup of greenhouse gases - primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Rising global temperatures will cause sea level rise and alter local climate conditions, affecting forests, crop yields, and water supplies, and may affect human health, animals, and many types of ecosystems.

Limitations and Exceptions: The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) assessment report concluded that global warming is “unequivocal” and gave the strongest warning yet about the role of human activities. The report estimated that sea levels would rise approximately 49 centimeters over the next 100 years, with a range of uncertainty of 20–86 centimeters. That will lead to increased coastal flooding through direct inundation and a higher base for storm surges, allowing flooding of larger areas and higher elevations. Climate model simulations predict an increase in average surface air temperature of about 2.5°C by 2100 (Kattenberg and others 1996) and increase of “killer” heat waves during the warm season (Karl and others 1997).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 1990 as described by GRUMPv1 input estimates allocated into 3 arc second grid cells. Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 2000 as described by GRUMPv1 input estimates allocated into 3 arc second grid cells. Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 2010 derived from the application of United Nations 2000-2010 national growth rates to year 2000 population data from GRUMPv1 (see documentation for full description of methodologies).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual