Rural land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) - Country Ranking - Asia

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

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Russia 127,025.90 2010
2 China 83,906.69 2010
3 Indonesia 48,064.53 2010
4 Vietnam 47,580.92 2010
5 India 44,158.00 2010
6 Myanmar 23,538.32 2010
7 Iran 12,782.26 2010
8 Iraq 12,321.74 2010
9 Bangladesh 12,137.62 2010
10 Pakistan 11,939.47 2010
11 Thailand 10,566.01 2010
12 Philippines 6,979.69 2010
13 Saudi Arabia 6,212.06 2010
14 Cambodia 4,671.19 2010
15 Japan 3,464.05 2010
16 Malaysia 3,380.07 2010
17 Turkey 3,330.88 2010
18 United Arab Emirates 2,611.44 2010
19 Korea 2,290.22 2010
20 Oman 2,212.78 2010
21 Dem. People's Rep. Korea 2,092.25 2010
22 Yemen 1,597.81 2010
23 Qatar 1,289.77 2010
24 Kuwait 1,179.51 2010
25 Sri Lanka 1,124.25 2010
26 Georgia 773.00 2010
27 Timor-Leste 97.92 2010
28 Bahrain 84.21 2010
29 Hong Kong SAR, China 50.49 2010
30 Syrian Arab Republic 39.71 2010
31 Lebanon 34.74 2010
32 Singapore 24.81 2010
33 Israel 23.43 2010
34 Brunei 6.89 2010
35 Macao SAR, China 5.73 2010
36 Jordan 0.38 2010
37 Lao PDR 0.00 2010

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Limitations and Exceptions: The 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC) assessment report concluded that global warming is “unequivocal” and gave the strongest warning yet about the role of human activities. The report estimated that sea levels would rise approximately 49 centimeters over the next 100 years, with a range of uncertainty of 20–86 centimeters. That will lead to increased coastal flooding through direct inundation and a higher base for storm surges, allowing flooding of larger areas and higher elevations. Climate model simulations predict an increase in average surface air temperature of about 2.5°C by 2100 (Kattenberg and others 1996) and increase of “killer” heat waves during the warm season (Karl and others 1997).

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Elevation data used to generate the low elevation coastal zones come from the SRTM3 Enhanced Global Map developed by ISCIENCES. The ISCIENCES digital elevation model was created using NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory Shuttle Radar Topography Mission data processed to 3 arc-seconds (SRTM3).

Aggregation method: Sum

Periodicity: Annual