Drylands

Aridity: how much rain falls compared with how much water the air could take up. About 40% of the land is dryland. Computed by Orbis from WorldClim (Thornthwaite method).

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Chapter
Climate
Kind of data
Classified grid
  • Hyper-arid
  • Arid
  • Semi-arid
  • Dry sub-humid
  • Humid
Drylands on a globe
Drylands, world map