List of countries by average elevation
This is a list of countries and territories by their average elevation above sea level based on the data published by Central Intelligence Agency,[1] unless another source is cited. The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1.
List
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Country | Elevation |
---|---|
![]() | 1,884 m (6,181 ft)[2] |
![]() | 708 m (2,323 ft)[3] |
![]() | 800 m (2,625 ft) |
![]() | 1,996 m (6,549 ft)[2] |
![]() | 1,112 m (3,648 ft) |
![]() | 2,300 m (7,546 ft)[2] |
![]() | 595 m (1,952 ft)[4] |
![]() | 1,792 m (5,879 ft) |
![]() | 330 m (1,083 ft) |
![]() | 910 m (2,986 ft) |
![]() | 384 m (1,260 ft)[5] |
![]() | 85 m (279 ft) |
![]() | 160 m (525 ft) |
![]() | 181 m (594 ft) |
![]() | 173 m (568 ft) |
![]() | 273 m (896 ft) |
![]() | 3,280 m (10,761 ft)[2] |
![]() | 1,192 m (3,911 ft)[4] |
![]() | 500 m (1,640 ft) |
![]() | 1,013 m (3,323 ft) |
![]() | 320 m (1,050 ft)[4] |
![]() | 478 m (1,568 ft) |
![]() | 472 m (1,549 ft)[a] |
![]() | 297 m (974 ft) |
![]() | 1,504 m (4,934 ft) |
![]() | 126 m (413 ft) |
![]() | 667 m (2,188 ft) |
![]() | 487 m (1,598 ft) |
![]() | 635 m (2,083 ft) |
![]() | 543 m (1,781 ft) |
![]() | 1,871 m (6,138 ft)[4] |
![]() | 1,840 m (6,037 ft)[2] |
![]() | 593 m (1,946 ft)[4] |
![]() | 746 m (2,448 ft)[4] |
![]() | 331 m (1,086 ft) |
![]() | 108 m (354 ft)[4] |
![]() | 91 m (299 ft) |
![]() | 430 m (1,411 ft)[7] |
![]() | 726 m (2,382 ft) |
![]() | 34 m (112 ft)[8] |
![]() | 430 m (1,411 ft) |
![]() | 424 m (1,391 ft)[4] |
![]() | 1,117 m (3,665 ft)[4] |
![]() | 321 m (1,053 ft) |
![]() | 442 m (1,450 ft)[4] |
![]() | 577 m (1,893 ft) |
![]() | 853 m (2,799 ft) |
![]() | 61 m (200 ft) |
![]() | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
![]() | 1,330 m (4,364 ft) |
![]() | 164 m (538 ft) |
![]() | 375 m (1,230 ft) |
![]() | 168 m (551 ft)[9] |
![]() | 377 m (1,237 ft) |
![]() | 34 m (112 ft) |
![]() | 1,432 m (4,698 ft) |
![]() | 263 m (863 ft) |
![]() | 190 m (623 ft) |
![]() | 498 m (1,634 ft) |
![]() | 1,792 m (5,879 ft) |
![]() | 759 m (2,490 ft)[4] |
![]() | 472 m (1,549 ft) |
![]() | 70 m (230 ft) |
![]() | 207 m (679 ft)[4] |
![]() | 470 m (1,542 ft)[4] |
![]() | 684 m (2,244 ft)[4] |
![]() | 143 m (469 ft) |
![]() | 557 m (1,827 ft) |
![]() | 621 m (2,037 ft)[6] |
![]() | 367 m (1,204 ft) |
![]() | 1,305 m (4,281 ft) |
![]() | 312 m (1,024 ft) |
![]() | 118 m (387 ft) |
![]() | 508 m (1,667 ft) |
![]() | 538 m (1,765 ft) |
![]() | 250 m (820 ft) |
![]() | 340 m (1,115 ft)[4] |
![]() | 438 m (1,437 ft) |
![]() | 812 m (2,664 ft)[b] |
![]() | 387 m (1,270 ft) |
![]() | 762 m (2,500 ft) |
![]() | 2 m (7 ft)[10] |
![]() | 810 m (2,657 ft)[11] |
![]() | 108 m (354 ft) |
![]() | 2,988 m (9,803 ft)[2] |
![]() | 710 m (2,329 ft) |
![]() | 87 m (285 ft) |
![]() | 1,250 m (4,101 ft) |
![]() | 2,161 m (7,090 ft)[2] |
![]() | 243 m (797 ft) |
![]() | 423 m (1,388 ft) |
![]() | 110 m (361 ft) |
![]() | 325 m (1,066 ft) |
![]() | 615 m (2,018 ft)[c] |
![]() | 779 m (2,556 ft) |
![]() | 419 m (1,375 ft)[d] |
![]() | 1.5 m (5 ft)[12] |
![]() | 343 m (1,125 ft) |
![]() | 2 m (7 ft) |
![]() | 276 m (906 ft) |
![]() | 1,111 m (3,645 ft)[4] |
![]() | 139 m (456 ft) |
![]() | 1,580 m (5,184 ft)[13] |
![]() | 1,086 m (3,563 ft) |
![]() | 909 m (2,982 ft) |
![]() | 345 m (1,132 ft) |
![]() | 702 m (2,303 ft) |
![]() | 1,141 m (3,743 ft) |
![]() | 3,265 m (10,712 ft)[2] |
![]() | 30 m (98 ft)[8] |
![]() | 388 m (1,273 ft) |
![]() | 298 m (978 ft)[4] |
![]() | 474 m (1,555 ft) |
![]() | 380 m (1,247 ft) |
![]() | 440 m (1,444 ft)[14] |
![]() | 741 m (2,431 ft) |
![]() | 460 m (1,509 ft) |
![]() | 310 m (1,017 ft) |
![]() | 900 m (2,953 ft) |
![]() | 360 m (1,181 ft)[4] |
![]() | 667 m (2,188 ft) |
![]() | 178 m (584 ft)[4] |
![]() | 1,555 m (5,102 ft)[4] |
![]() | 442 m (1,450 ft) |
![]() | 173 m (568 ft) |
![]() | 372 m (1,220 ft) |
![]() | 28 m (92 ft) |
![]() | 430 m (1,411 ft) |
![]() | 414 m (1,358 ft) |
![]() | 600 m (1,969 ft) |
![]() | 1,598 m (5,243 ft) |
![]() | 665 m (2,182 ft) |
![]() | 69 m (226 ft) |
![]() | 442 m (1,450 ft)[e] |
![]() | 279 m (915 ft) |
![]() | 15 m (49 ft)[15] |
![]() | 458 m (1,503 ft) |
![]() | 492 m (1,614 ft) |
![]() | 410 m (1,345 ft) |
![]() | 1,034 m (3,392 ft) |
![]() | 282 m (925 ft) |
![]() | 660 m (2,165 ft) |
![]() | 228 m (748 ft) |
![]() | 568 m (1,864 ft) |
![]() | 246 m (807 ft)[4] |
![]() | 320 m (1,050 ft) |
![]() | 1,350 m (4,429 ft) |
![]() | 514 m (1,686 ft) |
![]() | 1,150 m (3,773 ft) |
![]() | 3,186 m (10,453 ft)[2] |
![]() | 1,018 m (3,340 ft) |
![]() | 287 m (942 ft) |
![]() | 236 m (774 ft) |
![]() | 83 m (272 ft) |
![]() | 246 m (807 ft) |
![]() | 1,141 m (3,743 ft)[16] |
![]() | 230 m (755 ft) |
![]() | 1.8 m (6 ft)[17] |
![]() | 1,100 m (3,609 ft)[6] |
![]() | 175 m (574 ft) |
![]() | 149 m (489 ft) |
![]() | 162 m (531 ft) |
![]() | 760 m (2,493 ft) |
![]() | 109 m (358 ft)[4] |
![]() | 450 m (1,476 ft)[6] |
![]() | 450 m (1,476 ft) |
![]() | 398 m (1,306 ft) |
![]() | 256 m (840 ft)[6] |
![]() | 999 m (3,278 ft) |
![]() | 1,138 m (3,734 ft) |
![]() | 961 m (3,153 ft) |
World | 840 m (2,756 ft) |
Notes
See also
- List of elevation extremes by country
- List of islands by highest point
- List of highest towns by country
- List of highest mountains on Earth
References
- ^ "Field Listing – Elevation". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Countries With The Highest Average Elevations". World Atlas. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Albania". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Ranking of the average elevation of the land area in Latin America by country 2020". Statista. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Azerbaijan". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Country Geography Data". Portland State University. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
- ^ "Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
- ^ a b "Is The Netherlands The Flattest Country In The World?". About the Netherlands. December 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ "French Guiana elevation". elevation.city. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Kiribati islands will be swallowed by the ocean. COP21 is their last hope". Lifegate. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
- ^ "Geography". Alpine Club Prishtina. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "Sinking islands battle tides of climate change". Deutsche Welle. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Mongolia". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
- ^ "Geography of North Korea". North Korea Travel. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ "As sea levels rise, Singapore prepares to stem the tide". The Straits Times. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
- ^ Aydın, A.; Bühler, Y.; Christen, M.; Gürer, I. (2014-05-19). "Avalanche situation in Turkey and back calculation of selected events". Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. Retrieved 2024-02-06 – via researchgate.net.
- ^ "Sea Level Rise". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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