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
editCountry | 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
editSee also
editReferences
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- ^ 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.