Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) | Land Portal

Rural population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less. Rising global temperatures will cause sea level rise and alter local climate conditions, affecting forests, crop yields, and water supplies, and may affect human health, animals, and many types of ecosystems. (Source: http://databank.worldbank.org/data/reports.aspx?source=2&type=metadata&series=EN.POP.EL5M.RU.ZS)

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Rural population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Measurement unit: 
% of total population
Climate Change Indicators
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Measurement unit: 
% of total population
Best value is: 
Low

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