Which country has the highest Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)?

In 2015, China had the highest Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) of any country with reported data from the World Bank.

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Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)

Name: Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) by Country
Creator: World Bank
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Urban land area below 5m is the total urban land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

World Bank code: AG.LND.EL5M.UR.K2 • Data available for 215 countries • Latest year: 2015

In 2015, China led Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km) at 32,989.80.

The world median across 215 reporting countries was 22.71.

What this measures: Urban land area below 5m is the total urban land area in square kilometers where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

How "Agriculture" indicators are measured

Agricultural indicators are compiled by the FAO and national agriculture ministries. Many are reported as percentages (share of land, share of GDP, share of employment) so per-capita normalization is rarely needed. Weather-driven variability means single-year readings can be misleading — a 5-year rolling average is often more meaningful than a single point.

Distribution — 2015

Reporting: 215 countries
Median: 22.71
Mean: 526.38
25th percentile: 1.74
75th percentile: 126.81
Range: 0.00 – 32,989.80

World at a Glance — 2015

Every reporting country, grouped by region, shaded by value (quintile).

Lighter = lower value · Darker = higher value. Hover a cell to see the country and value.

Highest Values — 2015

#	Country	Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
1	China East Asia & Pacific	32,989.80
2	Viet Nam East Asia & Pacific	12,038.39
3	Bangladesh South Asia	7,024.52
4	India South Asia	7,009.45
5	Japan East Asia & Pacific	6,558.80
6	Indonesia East Asia & Pacific	5,029.16
7	United States North America	5,003.99
8	Egypt, Arab Rep. Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	4,819.91
9	Netherlands Europe & Central Asia	4,256.85
10	Thailand East Asia & Pacific	4,007.04

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By Income Group — Average

Income group	Countries	Mean
High income	85	316.92
Upper middle income	53	924.49
Lower middle income	50	722.33
Low income	25	31.64
Not classified	2	164.17

By Region — Average

Region	Countries	Mean
East Asia & Pacific	37	1,784.23
Europe & Central Asia	56	223.61
Latin America & Caribbean	42	100.11
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan	23	341.05
North America	3	1,768.60
South Asia	6	2,386.93
Sub-Saharan Africa	48	61.60

Lowest Values — 2015

#	Country	Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (sq. km)
1	Zimbabwe	0.00
2	Faroe Islands	0.00
3	Ethiopia	0.00
4	Eswatini	0.00
5	Hungary	0.00
6	Kazakhstan	0.00
7	Czechia	0.00
8	Kyrgyz Republic	0.00
9	Lao PDR	0.00
10	Afghanistan	0.00

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Source: World Bank Open Data (AG.LND.EL5M.UR.K2), CC BY 4.0. Rankings show countries with available data for 2015.