EXTENT OF DRYLANDS IN DIFFERENT CONTINENTS OF THE WORLD (Population numbers are in thousands)
| 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 |
58,068 |
9 |
40,503 |
6 |
117,649 |
18 |
109,370 |
17 |
267,522 |
326,129 |
50 |
0 |
0 |
651,719 |
| Americas &Caribbean |
4,387 |
1 |
19,081 |
3 |
100,753 |
14 |
581,201 |
8 |
701,035 |
510,820 |
73 |
10,359 |
1 |
703,520 |
| Asia Australia & |
29,506 |
1 |
161,554 |
5 |
625,411 |
18 |
657,899 |
19 |
1,444,864 |
1,942,210 |
56 |
29,902 |
1 |
3,446,483 |
| Oceania |
0 |
0 |
275 |
1 |
1,342 |
5 |
5,318 |
19 |
6935 |
20,447 |
75 |
0 |
0 |
27,380 |
| Europe |
0 |
0 |
629 |
6 |
28,716 |
5 |
115,216 |
20 |
144,561 |
417,026 |
74 |
8,573 |
2 |
566,161 |
| World Total |
91,961 |
2 |
222,042 |
4 |
873,871 |
16 |
1,469,004 |
17 |
2,564,914 |
3,216,632 |
60 |
49,834 |
1 |
5,395,263 |
Source of Inf: UNDP/UNSO - An Assessment of Population Levels in the World’s Drylands.