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

Countries and territories shaded by average elevation
Location Elevation Ref
m ft
 World 840 2,756
Afghanistan 1,884 6,181 [2]
Albania 708 2,323 [3]
Algeria 800 2,625
Andorra 1,996 6,549 [2]
Angola 1,112 3,648
Antarctica 2,300 7,546 [2]
Argentina 595 1,952 [4]
Armenia 1,792 5,879
Australia 330 1,083
Austria 910 2,986
Azerbaijan 384 1,260 [5]
Bangladesh 85 279
Belarus 160 525
Belgium 181 594
Belize 173 568
Benin 273 896
Bhutan 3,280 10,761 [2]
Bolivia 1,192 3,911 [4]
Bosnia and Herzegovina 500 1,640
Botswana 1,013 3,323
Brazil 320 1,050 [4]
Brunei 478 1,568
Bulgaria 472 1,549 [a]
Burkina Faso 297 974
Burundi 1,504 4,934
Cambodia 126 413
Cameroon 667 2,188
Canada 487 1,598
Central African Republic 635 2,083
Chad 543 1,781
Chile 1,871 6,138 [4]
China 1,840 6,037 [2]
Colombia 593 1,946 [4]
Costa Rica 746 2,448 [4]
Croatia 331 1,086
Cuba 108 354 [4]
Cyprus 91 299
Czech Republic 430 1,411 [7]
Democratic Republic of the Congo 726 2,382
Denmark 34 112 [8]
Djibouti 430 1,411
Dominican Republic 424 1,391 [4]
Ecuador 1,117 3,665 [4]
Egypt 321 1,053
El Salvador 442 1,450 [4]
Equatorial Guinea 577 1,893
Eritrea 853 2,799
Estonia 61 200
Eswatini 305 1,001
Ethiopia 1,330 4,364
Finland 164 538
France 375 1,230
French Guiana 168 551 [9]
Gabon 377 1,237
Gambia 34 112
Georgia 1,432 4,698
Germany 263 863
Ghana 190 623
Greece 498 1,634
Greenland 1,792 5,879
Guatemala 759 2,490 [4]
Guinea 472 1,549
Guinea-Bissau 70 230
Guyana 207 679 [4]
Haiti 470 1,542 [4]
Honduras 684 2,244 [4]
Hungary 143 469
Iceland 557 1,827
India 621 2,037 [6]
Indonesia 367 1,204
Iran 1,305 4,281
Iraq 312 1,024
Ireland 118 387
Israel 508 1,667
Italy 538 1,765
Ivory Coast 250 820
Jamaica 340 1,115 [4]
Japan 438 1,437
Jordan 812 2,664 [b]
Kazakhstan 387 1,270
Kenya 762 2,500
Kiribati 2 7 [10]
Kosovo 810 2,657 [11]
Kuwait 108 354
Kyrgyzstan 2,988 9,803 [2]
Laos 710 2,329
Latvia 87 285
Lebanon 1,250 4,101
Lesotho 2,161 7,090 [2]
Liberia 243 797
Libya 423 1,388
Lithuania 110 361
Luxembourg 325 1,066
Madagascar 615 2,018 [c]
Malawi 779 2,556
Malaysia 419 1,375 [d]
Maldives 1.5 5 [12]
Mali 343 1,125
Marshall Islands 2 7
Mauritania 276 906
Mexico 1,111 3,645 [4]
Moldova 139 456
Mongolia 1,580 5,184 [13]
Montenegro 1,086 3,563
Morocco 909 2,982
Mozambique 345 1,132
Myanmar 702 2,303
Namibia 1,141 3,743
  Nepal 3,265 10,712 [2]
Netherlands 30 98 [8]
New Zealand 388 1,273
Nicaragua 298 978 [4]
Niger 474 1,555
Nigeria 380 1,247
North Korea 440 1,444 [14]
North Macedonia 741 2,431
Norway 460 1,509
Oman 310 1,017
Pakistan 900 2,953
Panama 360 1,181 [4]
Papua New Guinea 667 2,188
Paraguay 178 584 [4]
Peru 1,555 5,102 [4]
Philippines 442 1,450
Poland 173 568
Portugal 372 1,220
Qatar 28 92
Republic of the Congo 430 1,411
Romania 414 1,358
Russia 600 1,969
Rwanda 1,598 5,243
Saudi Arabia 665 2,182
Senegal 69 226
Serbia 442 1,450 [e]
Sierra Leone 279 915
Singapore 15 49 [15]
Slovakia 458 1,503
Slovenia 492 1,614
Somalia 410 1,345
South Africa 1,034 3,392
South Korea 282 925
Spain 660 2,165
Sri Lanka 228 748
Sudan 568 1,864
Suriname 246 807 [4]
Sweden 320 1,050
 Switzerland 1,350 4,429
Syria 514 1,686
Taiwan 1,150 3,773
Tajikistan 3,186 10,453 [2]
Tanzania 1,018 3,340
Thailand 287 942
Togo 236 774
Trinidad and Tobago 83 272
Tunisia 246 807
Turkey 1,141 3,743 [16]
Turkmenistan 230 755
Tuvalu 1.8 6 [17]
Uganda 1,100 3,609 [6]
Ukraine 175 574
United Arab Emirates 149 489
United Kingdom 162 531
United States 760 2,493
Uruguay 109 358 [4]
Uzbekistan 450 1,476 [6]
Venezuela 450 1,476
Vietnam 398 1,306
Western Sahara 256 840 [6]
Yemen 999 3,278
Zambia 1,138 3,734
Zimbabwe 961 3,153

Notes

  1. ^ 470 m (1,542 ft) according to other sources[6]
  2. ^ 920 m (3,018 ft) according to other sources[6]
  3. ^ 442 m (1,450 ft) according to other sources[6]
  4. ^ 538 m (1,765 ft) according to other sources[6]
  5. ^ 473 m (1,552 ft) according to other sources[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Field Listing – Elevation". The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Countries With The Highest Average Elevations". World Atlas. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  3. ^ "Albania". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Azerbaijan". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Country Geography Data". Portland State University. Retrieved 2015-04-26.
  7. ^ "Statistical Yearbook of the Czech Republic". Czech Statistical Office. Retrieved 2021-11-07.
  8. ^ a b "Is The Netherlands The Flattest Country In The World?". About the Netherlands. December 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  9. ^ "French Guiana elevation". elevation.city. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  10. ^ "Kiribati islands will be swallowed by the ocean. COP21 is their last hope". Lifegate. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  11. ^ "Geography". Alpine Club Prishtina. 21 December 2019. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  12. ^ "Sinking islands battle tides of climate change". Deutsche Welle. 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  13. ^ "Mongolia". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
  14. ^ "Geography of North Korea". North Korea Travel. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  15. ^ "As sea levels rise, Singapore prepares to stem the tide". The Straits Times. 2017-05-28. Retrieved 2024-02-06.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ "Sea Level Rise". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2021-11-08.
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