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
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
215 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
Countries
215
Median
22.7
Mean
526.4
25th pctl
1.7
75th pctl
130.4
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
ChinaViet NamBangladesh
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| 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 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 147.9 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| OmanOMN | 141.9 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| NorwayNOR | 131.02 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 130.37 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 126.81 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| FinlandFIN | 125.79 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 124.45 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| PortugalPRT | 121.86 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 118.37 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 116.69 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 115.14 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 112.71 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BahrainBHR | 108.04 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 106.03 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| CubaCUB | 104.94 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| QatarQAT | 102.23 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 99.19 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| LatviaLVA | 91.34 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| AngolaAGO | 90.12 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GuineaGIN | 87.13 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 79.33 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 72.49 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| IsraelISR | 71.23 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| PakistanPAK | 69.99 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 69.85 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ChileCHL | 66.54 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 66.36 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 65.71 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| HaitiHTI | 63.74 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| PeruPER | 58.57 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| IrelandIRL | 57.2 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 56.16 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 54.23 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| PanamaPAN | 52.49 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| UruguayURY | 51.77 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 51.53 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| CameroonCMR | 50.28 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 47.45 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 41.48 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| LebanonLBN | 41.04 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| HondurasHND | 40.47 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 38.74 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 38.33 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 37.54 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GabonGAB | 36.92 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| TogoTGO | 35.97 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 34.03 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 33.08 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| CyprusCYP | 30.64 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| KenyaKEN | 28.83 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 27.89 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 27 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| RomaniaROU | 26.71 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 26.45 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 25.14 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 24.65 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 24.36 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SudanSDN | 22.71 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| FijiFJI | 21.88 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 20.99 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| EstoniaEST | 20.94 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 17.66 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 17.4 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 16.74 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 14.84 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 14.75 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 14.65 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 13.63 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 12.42 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 12.14 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| IcelandISL | 12.04 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BermudaBMU | 11.17 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 10.97 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 10.88 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ComorosCOM | 10.87 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 10.71 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 8.39 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| EritreaERI | 8.39 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 8.31 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 7.56 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ArubaABW | 7.53 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 7.44 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 7.42 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 7.25 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 7.22 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 6.82 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MaltaMLT | 6.55 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 6.55 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 6.49 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 6.29 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| TongaTON | 6.2 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 6.17 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 4.8 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 4.72 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 4.51 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 4.12 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 3.8 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 3.71 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 3.71 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 3.61 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 3.5 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SamoaWSM | 3.5 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 3.45 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 3.35 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| DominicaDMA | 3.04 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 2.76 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 2.46 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 2.32 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 2.24 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 2.11 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| GuamGUM | 1.92 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| PalauPLW | 1.74 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 1.7 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| American SamoaASM | 1.5 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 1.46 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| NauruNRU | 1.3 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| JordanJOR | 1.18 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.13 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MonacoMCO | 0.56 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| AndorraAND | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BelarusBLR | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| HungaryHUN | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| LesothoLSO | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MaliMLI | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| MalawiMWI | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| NigerNER | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| NepalNPL | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| South SudanSSD | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ChadTCD | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| UgandaUGA | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 0 square kilometers | 2015 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 0 square kilometers | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)