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

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

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Bahrain 24.34 2010
2 United Arab Emirates 13.17 2010
3 Qatar 10.29 2010
4 Oman 4.82 2010
5 Saudi Arabia 4.61 2010
6 Kuwait 3.38 2010
7 Iraq 2.71 2010
8 Lebanon 2.22 2010
9 Israel 1.25 2010
10 Turkey 1.20 2010
11 Yemen 0.85 2010
12 Iran 0.76 2010
13 Pakistan 0.64 2010
14 Syrian Arab Republic 0.03 2010
15 Jordan 0.00 2010

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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