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.
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_average_elevation
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