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

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

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

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Rank Country Value Year
1 Egypt 2,797.16 2010
2 Libya 1,003.04 2010
3 Tunisia 831.40 2010
4 Nigeria 369.11 2010
5 Senegal 231.73 2010
6 Morocco 230.55 2010
7 Mauritania 217.36 2010
8 Mozambique 202.60 2010
9 Algeria 200.35 2010
10 South Africa 151.52 2010
11 Côte d'Ivoire 130.45 2010
12 Ghana 128.21 2010
13 Benin 106.76 2010
14 Madagascar 100.24 2010
15 Guinea 76.98 2010
16 The Gambia 76.42 2010
17 Togo 57.49 2010
18 Angola 54.13 2010
19 Namibia 48.49 2010
20 Liberia 47.46 2010
21 Gabon 42.18 2010
22 Tanzania 39.30 2010
23 Sudan 36.19 2010
24 Guinea-Bissau 31.89 2010
25 Dem. Rep. Congo 26.01 2010
26 Somalia 16.77 2010
27 Kenya 16.74 2010
28 Cameroon 16.27 2010
29 Djibouti 16.13 2010
30 Sierra Leone 13.20 2010
31 Eritrea 12.85 2010
32 Cabo Verde 11.49 2010
33 Seychelles 6.85 2010
34 Mauritius 4.81 2010
35 Congo 4.06 2010
36 Equatorial Guinea 3.93 2010
37 São Tomé and Principe 0.69 2010
38 Comoros 0.60 2010
39 Ethiopia 0.00 2010
39 Eswatini 0.00 2010
39 Malawi 0.00 2010
39 Mali 0.00 2010

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Development Relevance: Scientists use the terms climate change and global warming to refer to the gradual increase in the Earth's surface temperature that has accelerated since the industrial revolution and especially over the past two decades. Most global warming has been caused by human activities that have changed the chemical composition of the atmosphere through a buildup of greenhouse gases - primarily carbon dioxide, methane, and nitrous oxide. Rising global temperatures will cause sea level rise and alter local climate conditions, affecting forests, crop yields, and water supplies, and may affect human health, animals, and many types of ecosystems.

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