This statistic shows a ranking of the ten lowest dry land points on earth. The lowest land point is the Dead Sea Depression with an elevation amounting to approximately *** meters below sea level, however, this elevation is an estimate and tends to fluctuate. The shoreline of the Dead Sea is the lowest dry land in the world.

United States US: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 1.168 % in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 1.168 % for 2000. United States US: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 1.168 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.168 % in 2010 and a record low of 1.168 % in 2010. United States US: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s USA – Table US.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; 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.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted Average;

At 282 feet below sea level, Death Valley in the Mojave Desert, California is the lowest point of elevation in the United States (and North America). Coincidentally, Death Valley is less than 85 miles from Mount Whitney, the highest point of elevation in the mainland United States. Death Valley is one of the hottest places on earth, and in 1913 it was the location of the highest naturally occurring temperature ever recorded on Earth (although some meteorologists doubt its legitimacy). New Orleans Louisiana is the only other state where the lowest point of elevation was below sea level. This is in the city of New Orleans, on the Mississippi River Delta. Over half of the city (up to two-thirds) is located below sea level, and recent studies suggest that the city is sinking further - man-made efforts to prevent water damage or flooding are cited as one reason for the city's continued subsidence, as they prevent new sediment from naturally reinforcing the ground upon which the city is built. These factors were one reason why New Orleans was so severely impacted by Hurricane Katrina in 2005 - the hurricane itself was one of the deadliest in history, and it destroyed many of the levee systems in place to prevent flooding, and the elevation exacerbated the damage caused. Highest low points The lowest point in five states is over 1,000 feet above sea level. Colorado's lowest point, at 3,315 feet, is still higher than the highest point in 22 states or territories. For all states whose lowest points are found above sea level, these points are located in rivers, streams, or bodies of water.

IntroductionClimate Central’s Surging Seas: Risk Zone map shows areas vulnerable to near-term flooding from different combinations of sea level rise, storm surge, tides, and tsunamis, or to permanent submersion by long-term sea level rise. Within the U.S., it incorporates the latest, high-resolution, high-accuracy lidar elevation data supplied by NOAA (exceptions: see Sources), displays points of interest, and contains layers displaying social vulnerability, population density, and property value. Outside the U.S., it utilizes satellite-based elevation data from NASA in some locations, and Climate Central’s more accurate CoastalDEM in others (see Methods and Qualifiers). It provides the ability to search by location name or postal code.The accompanying Risk Finder is an interactive data toolkit available for some countries that provides local projections and assessments of exposure to sea level rise and coastal flooding tabulated for many sub-national districts, down to cities and postal codes in the U.S. Exposure assessments always include land and population, and in the U.S. extend to over 100 demographic, economic, infrastructure and environmental variables using data drawn mainly from federal sources, including NOAA, USGS, FEMA, DOT, DOE, DOI, EPA, FCC and the Census.This web tool was highlighted at the launch of The White House's Climate Data Initiative in March 2014. Climate Central's original Surging Seas was featured on NBC, CBS, and PBS U.S. national news, the cover of The New York Times, in hundreds of other stories, and in testimony for the U.S. Senate. The Atlantic Cities named it the most important map of 2012. Both the Risk Zone map and the Risk Finder are grounded in peer-reviewed science.Back to topMethods and QualifiersThis map is based on analysis of digital elevation models mosaicked together for near-total coverage of the global coast. Details and sources for U.S. and international data are below. Elevations are transformed so they are expressed relative to local high tide lines (Mean Higher High Water, or MHHW). A simple elevation threshold-based “bathtub method” is then applied to determine areas below different water levels, relative to MHHW. Within the U.S., areas below the selected water level but apparently not connected to the ocean at that level are shown in a stippled green (as opposed to solid blue) on the map. Outside the U.S., due to data quality issues and data limitations, all areas below the selected level are shown as solid blue, unless separated from the ocean by a ridge at least 20 meters (66 feet) above MHHW, in which case they are shown as not affected (no blue).Areas using lidar-based elevation data: U.S. coastal states except AlaskaElevation data used for parts of this map within the U.S. come almost entirely from ~5-meter horizontal resolution digital elevation models curated and distributed by NOAA in its Coastal Lidar collection, derived from high-accuracy laser-rangefinding measurements. The same data are used in NOAA’s Sea Level Rise Viewer. (High-resolution elevation data for Louisiana, southeast Virginia, and limited other areas comes from the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)). Areas using CoastalDEM™ elevation data: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Corn Island (Nicaragua), Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Blas (Panama), Suriname, The Bahamas, Trinidad and Tobago. CoastalDEM™ is a proprietary high-accuracy bare earth elevation dataset developed especially for low-lying coastal areas by Climate Central. Use our contact form to request more information.Warning for areas using other elevation data (all other areas)Areas of this map not listed above use elevation data on a roughly 90-meter horizontal resolution grid derived from NASA’s Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM). SRTM provides surface elevations, not bare earth elevations, causing it to commonly overestimate elevations, especially in areas with dense and tall buildings or vegetation. Therefore, the map under-portrays areas that could be submerged at each water level, and exposure is greater than shown (Kulp and Strauss, 2016). However, SRTM includes error in both directions, so some areas showing exposure may not be at risk.SRTM data do not cover latitudes farther north than 60 degrees or farther south than 56 degrees, meaning that sparsely populated parts of Arctic Circle nations are not mapped here, and may show visual artifacts.Areas of this map in Alaska use elevation data on a roughly 60-meter horizontal resolution grid supplied by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This data is referenced to a vertical reference frame from 1929, based on historic sea levels, and with no established conversion to modern reference frames. The data also do not take into account subsequent land uplift and subsidence, widespread in the state. As a consequence, low confidence should be placed in Alaska map portions.Flood control structures (U.S.)Levees, walls, dams or other features may protect some areas, especially at lower elevations. Levees and other flood control structures are included in this map within but not outside of the U.S., due to poor and missing data. Within the U.S., data limitations, such as an incomplete inventory of levees, and a lack of levee height data, still make assessing protection difficult. For this map, levees are assumed high and strong enough for flood protection. However, it is important to note that only 8% of monitored levees in the U.S. are rated in “Acceptable” condition (ASCE). Also note that the map implicitly includes unmapped levees and their heights, if broad enough to be effectively captured directly by the elevation data.For more information on how Surging Seas incorporates levees and elevation data in Louisiana, view our Louisiana levees and DEMs methods PDF. For more information on how Surging Seas incorporates dams in Massachusetts, view the Surging Seas column of the web tools comparison matrix for Massachusetts.ErrorErrors or omissions in elevation or levee data may lead to areas being misclassified. Furthermore, this analysis does not account for future erosion, marsh migration, or construction. As is general best practice, local detail should be verified with a site visit. Sites located in zones below a given water level may or may not be subject to flooding at that level, and sites shown as isolated may or may not be be so. Areas may be connected to water via porous bedrock geology, and also may also be connected via channels, holes, or passages for drainage that the elevation data fails to or cannot pick up. In addition, sea level rise may cause problems even in isolated low zones during rainstorms by inhibiting drainage.ConnectivityAt any water height, there will be isolated, low-lying areas whose elevation falls below the water level, but are protected from coastal flooding by either man-made flood control structures (such as levees), or the natural topography of the surrounding land. In areas using lidar-based elevation data or CoastalDEM (see above), elevation data is accurate enough that non-connected areas can be clearly identified and treated separately in analysis (these areas are colored green on the map). In the U.S., levee data are complete enough to factor levees into determining connectivity as well.However, in other areas, elevation data is much less accurate, and noisy error often produces “speckled” artifacts in the flood maps, commonly in areas that should show complete inundation. Removing non-connected areas in these places could greatly underestimate the potential for flood exposure. For this reason, in these regions, the only areas removed from the map and excluded from analysis are separated from the ocean by a ridge of at least 20 meters (66 feet) above the local high tide line, according to the data, so coastal flooding would almost certainly be impossible (e.g., the Caspian Sea region).Back to topData LayersWater Level | Projections | Legend | Social Vulnerability | Population | Ethnicity | Income | Property | LandmarksWater LevelWater level means feet or meters above the local high tide line (“Mean Higher High Water”) instead of standard elevation. Methods described above explain how each map is generated based on a selected water level. Water can reach different levels in different time frames through combinations of sea level rise, tide and storm surge. Tide gauges shown on the map show related projections (see just below).The highest water levels on this map (10, 20 and 30 meters) provide reference points for possible flood risk from tsunamis, in regions prone to them.

Singapore SG: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 8.162 % in 2010. This stayed constant from the previous number of 8.162 % for 2000. Singapore SG: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 8.162 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2010, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 8.162 % in 2010 and a record low of 8.162 % in 2010. Singapore SG: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Singapore – Table SG.World Bank: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the elevation is 5 meters or less.; ; 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.edu/data/set/lecz-urban-rural-population-land-area-estimates-v2.; Weighted average;

The West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Subset of High and Low Resolution Altimeter Corrected Elevations 2 (ACE2) data set consists of extracts from the 3 arc-second (high) and 30 arc-second (low) resolution ACE2 data product packaged as GeoTIFFs. It includes values within 200 kilometers of the coast. ACE2 was created by synergistically merging the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission (SRTM) data set with Satellite Radar Altimetry within the region bounded by 60 degrees N and 60 degrees S. The primary altimetry data set used in the generation of this data set was the European Remote Sensing (ERS-1) Geodetic mission, which due to its small across track spacing presents a uniquely dense spatial distribution of tracks altimetry data over land surfaces. Data from ERS-2 and the Environmental Satellite (Envisat) Ku-band are included where appropriate. All of the altimeter data have been reprocessed using the Berry Expert System to retrack the waveforms. Over 11,000,000,000 SRTM pixels were adjusted using this unique network of control arcs of altimeter derived height data. In rainforest regions, extensive investigation has shown that the altimetry data returns ground values, whereas the SRTM signal bounces off the canopy. Thus ACE2 does a better job of providing ground values than SRTM in forested coastal regions of West Africa. To provide high and low resolution elevation in forested ecosystems in the coastal zone of West Africa.

Costa Rica CR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 2.873 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 2.887 % for 2000. Costa Rica CR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 2.887 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2.893 % in 1990 and a record low of 2.873 % in 2015. Costa Rica CR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Between January and March 2010, lidar data was collected in southeast/coastal Georgia under a multi-agency partnership between the Coastal Georgia Regional Development Center, USGS, FEMA, NOAA and local county governments. Data acquisition is for the full extent of coastal Georgia, approximately 50 miles inland, excluding counties with existing high-resolution lidar derived elevation data. The data capture area consists of an area of approximately 5703 square miles. This project is within the Atlantic Coastal Priority Area as defined by the National Geospatial Program (NGP) and supports homeland security requirements of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This project also supports the National Spatial Data Infrastructure (NSDI) and will advance USGS efforts related to The National Map and the National Elevation Dataset. The data were delivered in LAS format version 1.2 in 5000 x 5000 foot tiles. The data are classified according to ASPRS LAS 1.2 classification scheme: Class 1 - Unclassified Class 2 - Bare Earth Class 7 - Low Point (Noise) Class 9 - Water Class 10 - Land below sea level Class 12 - Overlap

Costa Rica CR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data was reported at 1,473.331 sq km in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,480.486 sq km for 2000. Costa Rica CR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data is updated yearly, averaging 1,480.486 sq km from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1,483.462 sq km in 1990 and a record low of 1,473.331 sq km in 2015. Costa Rica CR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Costa Rica – Table CR.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the total rural land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Sum;

Niger Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters as % of Total Land Area data was reported at 0.000 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2000. Niger Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters as % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2015. Niger Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters as % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Niger – Table NE.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the urban land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

SPOT has two similar instrument on each bus; SPOT 1 launched in February 1986, SPOT 2 launched in January 1990 and SPOT3 launched in September 1994 . The High Resolution Visible Imaging System (HRV) on board on SPOT consists of push broom instruments.

 Each instrument has two spectral modes: 1) panchromatic (P), black and
 white from 510-730.nanometers; and 2) multispectral (XS), color with
 three spectral bands, from 500-590, 610-680 and 790-890
 nanometers. The resolution in P mode is 10 meters while the resolution
 in XS mode is 20 meters. The P mode number of pixels per line can vary
 from 6000 to 10400 and the number of lines per scene from 6000 to 9800
 depending on the surveying method (vertical or oblique) and the
 prepocessing level (note, for LEVEL 2, scenes are aligned with true
 North and resampled accordingly). The volume of data per scene can
 therefore vary from 36 to 100 Mbytes. In XS mode, the number of pixels
 per lines varies from 3000 to 5200 and the number of lines per scenes
 from 300 to 4900 for each of the three spectral bands. The total
 volume of data can therefore vary from 27 to 76.5 Mbytes. Each SPOT
 scene acquired in P or XS mode covers an area of 60 X 60 km2 in
 near-vertical viewing, and up to 60 x 80 km2 in oblique viewing at
 viewing angles up to 27 degrees either side of the vertical. The
 oblique viewing offers two possibilities: 1) to increase the
 revisiting capability up to five times per 26 days; and 2) to acquire
 stereoscopic pairs by imaging the same portion of landscape from two
 different revolutions. SPOT circles the Earth 14 and 5/26 times each
 day at an altitude of 830 km in a sun-synchronous (polar) orbit.

 All scenes are nominally centered in latitude on the J rows of the
 SPOT Grid Reference System (GRS). By opting for a SAT
 (Shift-Along-Track) scene, rather than a standard scene, the customer
 can, however, obtain scenes that are, as the name implies, shifted
 along the satellite track. The center of a SAT scene lies on a line
 parallel to the satellite track at a latitude corresponding to a
 whole-number multiple of one-tenth of the standard scene length
 (i.e. 6 km) relative to the GRS (K,J) position. These positions are
 numbered from 0 to 9, from North to South, between a given (K,J)and
 the next (K,J) to the South.

 The LEVEL 2 differs from the LEVEL 1B preprocessing as follows: 1)
 geometry and location accuracy enhanced by internal data; 2) pixel
 resampling along X and Y axes according to a map projection system
 selected by the client (LEVEL 2 scenes are aligned with North); 3)
 location of a point by its rectangular coordinates using CARTOGRAPHIC
 marks (these replace the geographic marks used in LEVEL 1B); and 4)
 possibility of joining two LEVEL 2 scenes, pixel to pixel, by
 processing them as a single strip. A series of consecutive scenes from
 the same satellite pass can be modeled just once (maximum 10
 scenes). RADIOMETRIC corrections are the same as for LEVEL
 1B. GEOMETRIC corrections are bidirectional and you can use an image
 deformation law established from a viewing model. The model is
 computed from the SPOT system internal data and can be applied to a
 single scene or a strip of several scenes.

 The LEVEL 2A product is a precision preprocessing level. In addition
 to LEVEL 1B radiometric corrections, bidirectional geometric
 corrections are performed in order to plot the scene according to a
 given map projection (conformal Lambert, transverse Mercator, oblique
 equatorial, polar stereographic, polyconic). Corrections are made
 using satellite attitude data and viewing geometry. GCPs are not used
 which means that topographical maps are not required. Although the
 internal accuracy of the image is enhanced (0.5 10-3) absolute
 location accuracy remains the same as for LEVEL 1B (about 800 m).
 Location accuracy can, however, be optimized by a simple XY adjustment
 based on known points.

 The LEVEL 2B product is a precision preprocessing level in which
 bidirectional geometric corrections are performed using
 GCPs. Topographic maps of sufficient accuracy will therefore be
 required to extract GCPs. The image is rectified according to the
 projection of the map used. The location accuracy is 30 m (rms error)
 for vertical viewing where the difference in elevation between the
 highest and lowest points does not exceed 1250 m. For oblique viewing
 at maximum angle (27 degrees), this accuracy can be met provided that
 maximum elevation minus minimum elevation does not exceed 170 m. Note
 that this level, like LEVEL 1B, does not consider distortion due to
 terrain relief. The less pronouced the relief and the closer the
 viewing angle to the vertical, the more accurate the product.

 LEVEL 2 scenes are aligned with true North and images are resampled
 accordingly. LEVEL 2 scenes can be processed in the form of a strip
 along the satellite track comprising several perfectly matched scenes
 (pixel to pixel). As an option and for the same price, LEVEL 2A and
 2B scenes can be supplied with a 2 km x 2 km geographic grid in the
 form of continuous lines or crosses at 2 km intervals.

 LEVEL S scenes are rectified using control points for registration
 with a reference scene. Registration accuracy is 0.5 pixels when both
 scenes are recorded at the same viewing angle. This product is
 intended primarily for multidate studies. LEVEL S1 scenes are
 rectified with respect to LEVEL 1B reference scenes. LEVEL S2 scenes
 are rectified with respect to LEVEL 2 reference scenes. The GEOSPOT
 PRODUCTS including SPOT view basic, SPOT view plus and SPOT MAP are
 delivered according to the GIS_Geospot digital format (for additional
 technical information about the GIS_Geospot format, please contact :
 tel (33)62194242 or fax (33)62194056, these new products include
 orthoimage, layout in raster format,digital elevation model in raw
 raster format, vector files in Arc/Info Export 6.0 and digital quick
 look in TIFF format.

 One way to access to the SPOT IMAGE Catalogue (DALI) is via the
 Prototype International Directory using the 'LINK' facility.

Angola AO: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 0.153 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.158 % for 2000. Angola AO: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.158 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.159 % in 1990 and a record low of 0.153 % in 2015. Angola AO: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Angola – Table AO.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Germany DE: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 3.070 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 3.068 % for 2000. Germany DE: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 3.070 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3.085 % in 1990 and a record low of 3.068 % in 2000. Germany DE: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Chile CL: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 1.523 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.524 % for 2000. Chile CL: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 1.524 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.525 % in 1990 and a record low of 1.523 % in 2015. Chile CL: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Chile – Table CL.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Germany DE: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 0.241 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 0.244 % for 2000. Germany DE: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.241 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.244 % in 2000 and a record low of 0.227 % in 1990. Germany DE: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Germany – Table DE.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the urban land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Bangladesh BD: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 15.866 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 15.866 % for 2000. Bangladesh BD: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 15.866 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 15.866 % in 2015 and a record low of 15.866 % in 2015. Bangladesh BD: Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Croatia HR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 1.493 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1.497 % for 2000. Croatia HR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 1.493 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 1.497 % in 2000 and a record low of 1.490 % in 1990. Croatia HR: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Croatia – Table HR.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 10.712 % in 2015. This records a decrease from the previous number of 11.149 % for 2000. Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 11.149 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 11.632 % in 1990 and a record low of 10.712 % in 2015. Bangladesh BD: Rural Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bangladesh – Table BD.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Rural land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the rural land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Bermuda BM: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data was reported at 17.941 % in 2015. This records an increase from the previous number of 12.323 % for 2000. Bermuda BM: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 12.323 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 17.941 % in 2015 and a record low of 11.508 % in 1990. Bermuda BM: Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters: % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bermuda – Table BM.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the urban land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;

Bolivia Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters as % of Total Land Area data was reported at 0.000 % in 2015. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 % for 2000. Bolivia Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters as % of Total Land Area data is updated yearly, averaging 0.000 % from Dec 1990 (Median) to 2015, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 0.000 % in 2015 and a record low of 0.000 % in 2015. Bolivia Urban Land Area Where Elevation is Below 5 Meters as % of Total Land Area data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s Bolivia – Table BO.World Bank.WDI: Environmental: Land Use, Protected Areas and National Wealth. Urban land area below 5m is the percentage of total land where the urban land elevation is 5 meters or less.;Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and CUNY Institute for Demographic Research - CIDR - City University of New York. 2021. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates, Version 3. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/d1x1-d702.;Weighted average;