Libya - Vulnerability to sea level rise

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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2010
0
1,000
2,000
3,000
4,000
5,000
6,000
7,000
8,000
9,000
Year Value
1990 7,553
2000 7,553
2010 7,553

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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2010
0.000
0.100
0.200
0.300
0.400
0.500
0.600
Year Value
1990 0.467
2000 0.467
2010 0.467

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
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2008
2010
0
200
400
600
800
1,000
1,200
Year Value
1990 1,003
2000 1,003
2010 1,003

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
1998
2000
2002
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2008
2010
0.000
0.010
0.020
0.030
0.040
0.050
0.060
0.070
Year Value
1990 0.062
2000 0.062
2010 0.062

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
0.000
0.100
0.200
0.300
0.400
0.500
0.600
Year Value
1990 0.529
2000 0.529
2010 0.529

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
0.100
0.200
0.300
0.400
0.500
0.600
0.700
0.800
Year Value
1990 0.654
2000 0.576
2010 0.570

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
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
Year Value
1990 5.38
2000 5.58
2010 5.60

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
1.00
2.00
3.00
4.00
5.00
6.00
7.00
Year Value
1990 6.04
2000 6.15
2010 6.17

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use