Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) - Country Ranking - Africa

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

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Seychelles 14.18 2010
2 Mauritania 13.56 2010
3 Egypt 12.26 2010
4 Guinea-Bissau 11.98 2010
5 The Gambia 8.36 2010
6 Senegal 4.24 2010
7 Benin 3.45 2010
8 Sierra Leone 2.88 2010
9 Mozambique 2.41 2010
10 Cabo Verde 1.98 2010
11 Liberia 1.94 2010
12 Tunisia 1.48 2010
13 Gabon 1.30 2010
14 Somalia 1.22 2010
15 Madagascar 1.06 2010
16 Guinea 1.05 2010
17 Djibouti 0.95 2010
18 Ghana 0.84 2010
19 Mauritius 0.73 2010
20 Nigeria 0.70 2010
21 Comoros 0.58 2010
22 Libya 0.57 2010
23 Eritrea 0.57 2010
24 Tanzania 0.40 2010
25 Equatorial Guinea 0.36 2010
26 Kenya 0.33 2010
27 Morocco 0.25 2010
28 Angola 0.24 2010
29 Côte d'Ivoire 0.23 2010
30 Cameroon 0.18 2010
31 São Tomé and Principe 0.17 2010
32 Togo 0.17 2010
33 Algeria 0.15 2010
34 Namibia 0.15 2010
35 Sudan 0.14 2010
36 Congo 0.06 2010
37 South Africa 0.06 2010
38 Dem. Rep. Congo 0.02 2010
39 Ethiopia 0.00 2010
39 Eswatini 0.00 2010
39 Mali 0.00 2010
39 Malawi 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