Table 2.1: EXTENT OF DRYLANDS IN DIFFERENT CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD (area numbers are in thousands of square km)

CONTINENT

HYPER-ARID

%

ARID

%

SEMI-ARID

%

DRY SUB-HUMID

%

TOTAL DRYLANDS (ARID + SEMI-ARID + DRY SUB-HUMID)

MOIST SUB-HUMID +HUMID

%

COLD

%

GRAND TOTAL

Africa

8,099

27

5,052

17

5,073

17

2,808

9

12,933

9,171

30

0

0

30,203

Americas & Caribbean

268

1

1,201

3

7,113

17

4,556

11

12,870

16,926

41

11,577

28

41,641

Asia

2,744

6

6,164

13

7,649

16

4,558

9

18,371

14,997

31

12,082

25

48,223

Australia & Oceania

0

0

3,488

39

3,532

39

996

11

8, 016

1,019

11

0

0

9,035

Europe

0

0

5

0

373

7

961

17

1339

4.059

71

289

5

5,687

World Total

11,110

8

15,910

12

23,740

18

13,879

10

53, 529

46,512

34

23,948

18

134,789