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Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)

Definition: Rural land area below 5m is the total rural land area in square kilometers 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

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0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
3,500
4,000
Year Value
1990 3,464
2000 3,464
2010 3,464

Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land 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

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1992
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1996
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2010
0.000
0.200
0.400
0.600
0.800
1.000
1.200
Year Value
1990 0.938
2000 0.938
2010 0.938

Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)

Definition: Urban land area below 5m is the total urban land area in square kilometers 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

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
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2008
2010
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
Year Value
1990 9,225
2000 9,225
2010 9,225

Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Urban land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the urban land 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

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1990
1992
1994
1996
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2000
2002
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2008
2010
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
Year Value
1990 2.50
2000 2.50
2010 2.50

Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

Definition: Land area below 5m is the percentage of total land 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

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
0.50
1.00
1.50
2.00
2.50
3.00
3.50
4.00
Year Value
1990 3.44
2000 3.44
2010 3.44

Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition: Rural 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

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.000
0.200
0.400
0.600
0.800
1.000
Year Value
1990 0.851
2000 0.835
2010 0.711

Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Definition: Urban 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

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
Year Value
1990 11.55
2000 11.50
2010 11.94

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

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

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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
2.00
4.00
6.00
8.00
10.00
12.00
14.00
Year Value
1990 12.40
2000 12.33
2010 12.65

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use