Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:AG.LND.EL5M.ZS•% (share) of land area•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
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2015)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0%
0% – 0.38%
0.38% – 1.14%
1.14% – 2.37%
2.37% – 4.63%
4.63% – 13.35%
> 13.35%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
215 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Countries
215
Median
1.5%
Mean
6.9%
25th pctl
0.2%
75th pctl
5.4%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Marshall IslandsMaldivesBahamas, The
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 81.7% | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 80.48% | 2015 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 69.74% | 2015 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 68.02% | 2015 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 67.59% | 2015 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 63.31% | 2015 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 53.4% | 2015 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 52.01% | 2015 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 47.7% | 2015 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 46.88% | 2015 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 41.89% | 2015 | |
| BermudaBMU | 35.96% | 2015 | |
| BahrainBHR | 33.81% | 2015 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 30.05% | 2015 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 26.89% | 2015 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 26.05% | 2015 | |
| MonacoMCO | 21.09% | 2015 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 20.29% | 2015 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 19.21% | 2015 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 18.92% | 2015 | |
| American SamoaASM | 18.06% | 2015 | |
| TongaTON | 17.54% | 2015 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 17.24% | 2015 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 16.04% | 2015 | |
| PalauPLW | 16.02% | 2015 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 15.94% | 2015 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 15.87% | 2015 | |
| CubaCUB | 14.94% | 2015 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 14.55% | 2015 | |
| NauruNRU | 13.51% | 2015 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 13.4% | 2015 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 13.31% | 2015 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 12.88% | 2015 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 12.45% | 2015 | |
| QatarQAT | 11.56% | 2015 | |
| ArubaABW | 10.39% | 2015 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 9.76% | 2015 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 8.59% | 2015 | |
| FijiFJI | 8.3% | 2015 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 8.11% | 2015 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 7.84% | 2015 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 7.82% | 2015 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 7.71% | 2015 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 7.3% | 2015 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 7.29% | 2015 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 7.27% | 2015 | |
| MaltaMLT | 7.09% | 2015 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 6.89% | 2015 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 6.79% | 2015 | |
| SurinameSUR | 6.36% | 2015 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 5.89% | 2015 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 5.5% | 2015 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 5.43% | 2015 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 5.41% | 2015 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 5.4% | 2015 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 5.26% | 2015 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 5.22% | 2015 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 5.1% | 2015 | |
| GuamGUM | 4.95% | 2015 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 4.8% | 2015 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 4.65% | 2015 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 4.63% | 2015 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 4.62% | 2015 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 4.51% | 2015 | |
| HondurasHND | 4.49% | 2015 | |
| PanamaPAN | 4.49% | 2015 | |
| SenegalSEN | 4.35% | 2015 | |
| ThailandTHA | 4.24% | 2015 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 4.22% | 2015 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 4.09% | 2015 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 4.06% | 2015 | |
| ComorosCOM | 4.02% | 2015 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 3.84% | 2015 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 3.82% | 2015 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 3.76% | 2015 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 3.63% | 2015 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 3.52% | 2015 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 3.48% | 2015 | |
| EstoniaEST | 3.44% | 2015 | |
| GreeceGRC | 3.41% | 2015 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 3.4% | 2015 | |
| GermanyDEU | 3.31% | 2015 | |
| ItalyITA | 3.28% | 2015 | |
| JapanJPN | 3.25% | 2015 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 3.23% | 2015 | |
| DominicaDMA | 2.99% | 2015 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 2.98% | 2015 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 2.93% | 2015 | |
| IraqIRQ | 2.88% | 2015 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 2.76% | 2015 | |
| MexicoMEX | 2.68% | 2015 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 2.43% | 2015 | |
| HaitiHTI | 2.34% | 2015 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2.13% | 2015 | |
| SamoaWSM | 2.11% | 2015 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 2.11% | 2015 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 2.06% | 2015 | |
| IrelandIRL | 2.05% | 2015 | |
| LatviaLVA | 1.88% | 2015 | |
| IcelandISL | 1.86% | 2015 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 1.74% | 2015 | |
| PortugalPRT | 1.69% | 2015 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 1.67% | 2015 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 1.61% | 2015 | |
| NorwayNOR | 1.6% | 2015 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 1.57% | 2015 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.56% | 2015 | |
| ChileCHL | 1.53% | 2015 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 1.51% | 2015 | |
| FranceFRA | 1.49% | 2015 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 1.47% | 2015 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.46% | 2015 | |
| GabonGAB | 1.43% | 2015 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 1.4% | 2015 | |
| RomaniaROU | 1.39% | 2015 | |
| GuineaGIN | 1.38% | 2015 | |
| PakistanPAK | 1.31% | 2015 | |
| EcuadorECU | 1.29% | 2015 | |
| EritreaERI | 1.28% | 2015 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 1.26% | 2015 | |
| IndiaIND | 1.25% | 2015 | |
| FinlandFIN | 1.22% | 2015 | |
| BeninBEN | 1.14% | 2015 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.13% | 2015 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 1.1% | 2015 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 1.08% | 2015 | |
| PolandPOL | 1.06% | 2015 | |
| SwedenSWE | 1% | 2015 | |
| BrazilBRA | 0.85% | 2015 | |
| UkraineUKR | 0.82% | 2015 | |
| ChinaCHN | 0.82% | 2015 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 0.82% | 2015 | |
| SpainESP | 0.82% | 2015 | |
| OmanOMN | 0.79% | 2015 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 0.78% | 2015 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 0.75% | 2015 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 0.73% | 2015 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 0.73% | 2015 | |
| GhanaGHA | 0.73% | 2015 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 0.7% | 2015 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 0.7% | 2015 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 0.67% | 2015 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.65% | 2015 | |
| LebanonLBN | 0.62% | 2015 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.62% | 2015 | |
| UruguayURY | 0.61% | 2015 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 0.57% | 2015 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 0.51% | 2015 | |
| IsraelISR | 0.49% | 2015 | |
| LibyaLBY | 0.48% | 2015 | |
| CameroonCMR | 0.46% | 2015 | |
| TogoTGO | 0.41% | 2015 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 0.39% | 2015 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 0.38% | 2015 | |
| PeruPER | 0.3% | 2015 | |
| KenyaKEN | 0.27% | 2015 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 0.24% | 2015 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.23% | 2015 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 0.22% | 2015 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.2% | 2015 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 0.17% | 2015 | |
| AngolaAGO | 0.16% | 2015 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 0.15% | 2015 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 0.14% | 2015 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 0.11% | 2015 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 0.11% | 2015 | |
| SudanSDN | 0.08% | 2015 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 0.03% | 2015 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.03% | 2015 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 0.03% | 2015 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0.01% | 2015 | |
| JordanJOR | 0% | 2015 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 0% | 2015 | |
| AndorraAND | 0% | 2015 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 0% | 2015 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0% | 2015 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0% | 2015 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0% | 2015 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0% | 2015 | |
| BelarusBLR | 0% | 2015 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 0% | 2015 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0% | 2015 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0% | 2015 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0% | 2015 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0% | 2015 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0% | 2015 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 0% | 2015 | |
| HungaryHUN | 0% | 2015 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0% | 2015 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 0% | 2015 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0% | 2015 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 0% | 2015 | |
| LesothoLSO | 0% | 2015 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0% | 2015 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 0% | 2015 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 0% | 2015 | |
| MaliMLI | 0% | 2015 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 0% | 2015 | |
| MalawiMWI | 0% | 2015 | |
| NigerNER | 0% | 2015 | |
| NepalNPL | 0% | 2015 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 0% | 2015 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0% | 2015 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 0% | 2015 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 0% | 2015 | |
| South SudanSSD | 0% | 2015 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0% | 2015 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 0% | 2015 | |
| ChadTCD | 0% | 2015 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 0% | 2015 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 0% | 2015 | |
| UgandaUGA | 0% | 2015 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 0% | 2015 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 0% | 2015 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 0% | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)