Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:AG.LND.EL5M.UR.K2•square kilometers•1990 → 2015•215 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
215
Frequency
—
Range
1990 \u2192 2015
Latest
2015

Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2015)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: square kilometers
≤ 0
0 – 3.36
3.36 – 10.95
10.95 – 38.45
38.45 – 112.04
112.04 – 306.68
> 306.68
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
Countries
50
Median
431.9
Mean
2.2K
25th pctl
247
75th pctl
1.5K
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Compare trends
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
ChinaViet NamBangladesh
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| ChinaCHN | 32.99K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 12.04K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 7.02K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| IndiaIND | 7.01K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| JapanJPN | 6.56K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 5.03K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| United StatesUSA | 5K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 4.82K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 4.26K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ThailandTHA | 4.01K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 1.73K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 1.51K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BrazilBRA | 1.5K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ItalyITA | 1.08K square kilometers | 2015 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 989.31 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GermanyDEU | 852.19 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SpainESP | 844.28 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 825.79 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 751.94 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| FranceFRA | 735.75 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 643.44 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 581 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 528.99 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 521.04 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 437.95 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MexicoMEX | 425.77 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 379.48 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 365.95 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 355.66 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 328.35 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 328.08 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| CanadaCAN | 290.63 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GhanaGHA | 286.57 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 276.93 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SwedenSWE | 274.4 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 259.72 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| IraqIRQ | 251.26 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BeninBEN | 247 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 243.14 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| LibyaLBY | 237.76 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| UkraineUKR | 222.78 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| PolandPOL | 222.04 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GreeceGRC | 209.33 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SurinameSUR | 207.08 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 178.02 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 166.84 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SenegalSEN | 165.36 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 164.53 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 156.33 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| EcuadorECU | 149.58 square kilometers | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)