South Africa - 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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1990
1992
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1998
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2004
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2008
2010
0.00
100.00
200.00
300.00
400.00
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700.00
800.00
Year Value
1990 674.11
2000 674.11
2010 674.11

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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1990
1992
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.000
0.010
0.020
0.030
0.040
0.050
0.060
0.070
Year Value
1990 0.055
2000 0.055
2010 0.055

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
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2002
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2006
2008
2010
0.00
20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
140.00
160.00
180.00
Year Value
1990 151.52
2000 151.52
2010 151.52

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
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.000
0.002
0.004
0.006
0.008
0.010
0.012
0.014
Year Value
1990 0.012
2000 0.012
2010 0.012

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
0.010
0.020
0.030
0.040
0.050
0.060
0.070
0.080
Year Value
1990 0.068
2000 0.068
2010 0.068

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
0.010
0.020
0.030
0.040
0.050
0.060
0.070
Year Value
1990 0.053
2000 0.057
2010 0.055

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
0.000
0.020
0.040
0.060
0.080
0.100
0.120
0.140
Year Value
1990 0.106
2000 0.108
2010 0.109

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
0.000
0.050
0.100
0.150
0.200
Year Value
1990 0.159
2000 0.164
2010 0.165

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use