Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) - Country Ranking - Africa
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
| Rank | Country | Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Gambia | 15.18 | 2010 |
| 2 | Djibouti | 11.40 | 2010 |
| 3 | Egypt | 9.26 | 2010 |
| 4 | Benin | 8.41 | 2010 |
| 5 | Tunisia | 7.04 | 2010 |
| 6 | Senegal | 5.82 | 2010 |
| 7 | Libya | 5.60 | 2010 |
| 8 | Mauritania | 5.56 | 2010 |
| 9 | Guinea | 5.00 | 2010 |
| 10 | Liberia | 4.43 | 2010 |
| 11 | Cabo Verde | 3.66 | 2010 |
| 12 | Gabon | 3.64 | 2010 |
| 13 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3.54 | 2010 |
| 14 | Togo | 3.44 | 2010 |
| 15 | Guinea-Bissau | 3.28 | 2010 |
| 16 | Mozambique | 2.83 | 2010 |
| 17 | Seychelles | 2.46 | 2010 |
| 18 | Nigeria | 1.97 | 2010 |
| 19 | Ghana | 1.79 | 2010 |
| 20 | Somalia | 1.28 | 2010 |
| 21 | Angola | 1.19 | 2010 |
| 22 | São Tomé and Principe | 1.15 | 2010 |
| 23 | Morocco | 1.13 | 2010 |
| 24 | Namibia | 0.94 | 2010 |
| 25 | Sierra Leone | 0.90 | 2010 |
| 26 | Mauritius | 0.68 | 2010 |
| 27 | Madagascar | 0.61 | 2010 |
| 28 | Algeria | 0.60 | 2010 |
| 29 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.59 | 2010 |
| 30 | Congo | 0.42 | 2010 |
| 31 | Tanzania | 0.31 | 2010 |
| 32 | Cameroon | 0.28 | 2010 |
| 33 | Eritrea | 0.20 | 2010 |
| 34 | Sudan | 0.17 | 2010 |
| 35 | Comoros | 0.14 | 2010 |
| 36 | South Africa | 0.11 | 2010 |
| 37 | Kenya | 0.09 | 2010 |
| 38 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 0.02 | 2010 |
| 39 | Ethiopia | 0.00 | 2010 |
| 39 | Malawi | 0.00 | 2010 |
| 39 | Mali | 0.00 | 2010 |
| 39 | Eswatini | 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
