Source data
Share of land and population below five metres of elevation, 1990, 2000 and 2015
Sources checked
- Benin7.25%
- Côte d’Ivoire3.27%
- Ghana2.13%
- Nigeria3.53%
- Senegal7.03%
Natural Earth land outlines and dashed land boundaries.
Switch between the share of national population and share of national land. Pins indicate countries using capital locations.
Share of land and population below five metres of elevation, 1990, 2000 and 2015
The available snapshots are historical. The land measure uses total national land area and the population measure uses all residents. The map pins locate national observations by capital and do not show the low-elevation areas.
| Source | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2015 | 7.25 | 1.14 | Porto-Novo | 6.4779 | 2.6323 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 2000 | 7.96 | 1.14 | Porto-Novo | 6.4779 | 2.6323 | Source 1 |
| Benin | 1990 | 8.87 | 1.14 | Porto-Novo | 6.4779 | 2.6323 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2015 | 3.27 | 0.51 | Yamoussoukro | 5.332 | -4.0305 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 2000 | 3.32 | 0.51 | Yamoussoukro | 5.332 | -4.0305 | Source 1 |
| Côte d’Ivoire | 1990 | 3.4 | 0.51 | Yamoussoukro | 5.332 | -4.0305 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2015 | 2.13 | 0.73 | Accra | 5.57045 | -0.20795 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 2000 | 2.36 | 0.73 | Accra | 5.57045 | -0.20795 | Source 1 |
| Ghana | 1990 | 2.46 | 0.73 | Accra | 5.57045 | -0.20795 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2015 | 3.53 | 2.11 | Abuja | 9.05804 | 7.48906 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 2000 | 3.46 | 2.11 | Abuja | 9.05804 | 7.48906 | Source 1 |
| Nigeria | 1990 | 3.42 | 2.11 | Abuja | 9.05804 | 7.48906 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2015 | 7.03 | 4.35 | Dakar | 14.7247 | -17.4734 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 2000 | 7.19 | 4.35 | Dakar | 14.7247 | -17.4734 | Source 1 |
| Senegal | 1990 | 7.12 | 4.35 | Dakar | 14.7247 | -17.4734 | Source 1 |