Vanuatu - 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
1994
1996
1998
2000
2002
2004
2006
2008
2010
0.00
20.00
40.00
60.00
80.00
100.00
120.00
Year Value
1990 100.29
2000 100.29
2010 100.29

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
0.200
0.400
0.600
0.800
1.000
Year Value
1990 0.815
2000 0.815
2010 0.815

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
2006
2008
2010
0.00
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
1.60
1.80
Year Value
1990 1.50
2000 1.50
2010 1.50

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
0.200
0.400
0.600
0.800
1.000
Year Value
1990 0.827
2000 0.827
2010 0.827

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 0.807
2000 0.808
2010 0.802

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
0.050
0.100
0.150
0.200
0.250
0.300
0.350
0.400
0.450
Year Value
1990 0.319
2000 0.365
2010 0.375

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
0.20
0.40
0.60
0.80
1.00
1.20
1.40
Year Value
1990 1.13
2000 1.17
2010 1.18

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Land use