List of countries by average elevation

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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
 World8402,756
Afghanistan1,8846,181 [2]
Albania7082,323 [3]
Algeria8002,625
Andorra1,9966,549 [2]
Angola1,1123,648
Antarctica2,3007,546 [2]
Argentina5951,952 [4]
Armenia1,7925,879
Australia3301,083
Austria9102,986
Azerbaijan3841,260 [5]
Bangladesh85279
Belarus160525
Belgium181594
Belize173568
Benin273896
Bhutan3,28010,761 [2]
Bolivia1,1923,911 [4]
Bosnia and Herzegovina5001,640
Botswana1,0133,323
Brazil3201,050 [4]
Brunei4781,568
Bulgaria4721,549 [a]
Burkina Faso297974
Burundi1,5044,934
Cambodia126413
Cameroon6672,188
Canada4871,598
Central African Republic6352,083
Chad5431,781
Chile1,8716,138 [4]
China1,8406,037 [2]
Colombia5931,946 [4]
Costa Rica7462,448 [4]
Croatia3311,086
Cuba108354 [4]
Cyprus91299
Czech Republic4301,411 [7]
Democratic Republic of the Congo7262,382
Denmark34112 [8]
Djibouti4301,411
Dominican Republic4241,391 [4]
Ecuador1,1173,665 [4]
Egypt3211,053
El Salvador4421,450 [4]
Equatorial Guinea5771,893
Eritrea8532,799
Estonia61200
Eswatini3051,001
Ethiopia1,3304,364
Finland164538
France3751,230
French Guiana168551 [9]
Gabon3771,237
Gambia34112
Georgia1,4324,698
Germany263863
Ghana190623
Greece4981,634
Greenland1,7925,879
Guatemala7592,490 [4]
Guinea4721,549
Guinea-Bissau70230
Guyana207679 [4]
Haiti4701,542 [4]
Honduras6842,244 [4]
Hungary143469
Iceland5571,827
India6212,037 [6]
Indonesia3671,204
Iran1,3054,281
Iraq3121,024
Ireland118387
Israel5081,667
Italy5381,765
Ivory Coast250820
Jamaica3401,115 [4]
Japan4381,437
Jordan8122,664 [b]
Kazakhstan3871,270
Kenya7622,500
Kiribati27 [10]
Kosovo8102,657 [11]
Kuwait108354
Kyrgyzstan2,9889,803 [2]
Laos7102,329
Latvia87285
Lebanon1,2504,101
Lesotho2,1617,090 [2]
Liberia243797
Libya4231,388
Lithuania110361
Luxembourg3251,066
Madagascar6152,018 [c]
Malawi7792,556
Malaysia4191,375 [d]
Maldives1.55 [12]
Mali3431,125
Marshall Islands27
Mauritania276906
Mexico1,1113,645 [4]
Moldova139456
Mongolia1,5805,184 [13]
Montenegro1,0863,563
Morocco9092,982
Mozambique3451,132
Myanmar7022,303
Namibia1,1413,743
  Nepal3,26510,712 [2]
Netherlands3098 [8]
New Zealand3881,273
Nicaragua298978 [4]
Niger4741,555
Nigeria3801,247
North Korea4401,444 [14]
North Macedonia7412,431
Norway4601,509
Oman3101,017
Pakistan9002,953
Panama3601,181 [4]
Papua New Guinea6672,188
Paraguay178584 [4]
Peru1,5555,102 [4]
Philippines4421,450
Poland173568
Portugal3721,220
Qatar2892
Republic of the Congo4301,411
Romania4141,358
Russia6001,969
Rwanda1,5985,243
Saudi Arabia6652,182
Senegal69226
Serbia4421,450 [e]
Sierra Leone279915
Singapore1549 [15]
Slovakia4581,503
Slovenia4921,614
Somalia4101,345
South Africa1,0343,392
South Korea282925
Spain6602,165
Sri Lanka228748
Sudan5681,864
Suriname246807 [4]
Sweden3201,050
 Switzerland1,3504,429
Syria5141,686
Taiwan1,1503,773
Tajikistan3,18610,453 [2]
Tanzania1,0183,340
Thailand287942
Togo236774
Trinidad and Tobago83272
Tunisia246807
Turkey1,1413,743 [16]
Turkmenistan230755
Tuvalu1.86 [17]
Uganda1,1003,609 [6]
Ukraine175574
United Arab Emirates149489
United Kingdom162531
United States7602,493
Uruguay109358 [4]
Uzbekistan4501,476 [6]
Venezuela4501,476
Vietnam3981,306
Western Sahara256840 [6]
Yemen9993,278
Zambia1,1383,734
Zimbabwe9613,153

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. Archived from the original on January 9, 2021. Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  2. "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. "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. "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. "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.