China
(Eastern Asia)
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Desertified areas have been extended from 1.37 × 105
km2 to 3.85 × 105
km2 during 1950s to 2000 and decreased by 1.37 ×
103 km2 from 2000 to 2010. In 2014,
the land surface area 2.16 × 106 km2
was desertified in China.
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n/a
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(Zhang and Huisingh, 2018, Tao, 2014;Cheng et al., 2018)
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Mongolia
(Eastern Asia)
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90% of Mongolian territory is vulnerable to desertification, and 76.8%
of land has been desertified to varying degrees
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n/a
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(Batjargal, 1997, Wei et al., 2020)
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Vietnam
(ASEAN)
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7.5 × 104 km2 are affected directly
by desertification
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n/a
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(Yan, 2015, Anh et al., 2006)
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Thailand
(ASEAN)
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Over 70% area in Huay Sai that is subjected to a high-risk level of
desertification
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1990, 2010
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(Wijitkosum, 2016)
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Kuwait
(Western Asia)
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Mean annual desertification land surface area rate reached at 285
km2 between middle 1970s and middle 1990s
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n/a
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(Al-Awadhi et al., 2003)
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Turkey
(Western Asia)
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Around 1.09 × 105 km2 land surface
area categorised as desert, and around 374.4 km2 that
is threatened by desertification and dishabituations.
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n/a
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(Haktanir et al., 2004)
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Iran
(Western Asia)
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Dry land covers over 85% the country’s land, and desertified and desert
lands cover 3.4 × 105 km2
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n/a
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(Sepehr et al., 2007)
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Oman
(Western Asia)
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Ninety five percent of land is either climate desert or directly
affected by desertification.
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n/a
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(Al-Balooshi and Charabi, 2012)
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Iraq
(Western Asia)
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Areas of desertification exceed 92% of the total land surface
area
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n/a
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(Haktanir et al., 2004)
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Afghanistan
(South Asia)
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75% land surface area of Afghanistan is vulnerable to
desertification
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n/a
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(NEPA, 2008)
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India
(South Asia)
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In India, total land surface area under desertification is 8.1 ×
105km2
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2003-2005
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(Ajai et al., 2009)
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Pakistan
(South Asia)
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6.24 × 105 km2 (over 78% land
surface area in Pakistan) are susceptible to desertification
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n/a
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(Hussain and Irfan, 2012)
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Uzbekistan
(Central Asia)
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Over 59% of the land surface area is decertified in Uzbekistan
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n/a
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(Gringof and Mersha, 2006)
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Kazakhstan
(Central Asia)
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Over 75 % of the country’s territory is subject to degradation and
desertification
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n/a
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(Issanova et al., 2014)
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Turkmenistan
(Central Asia)
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66.5 % of the territory has been subject to human-induced
desertification
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n/a
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(Gringof and Mersha, 2006)
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Tajikistan
(Central Asia)
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97.9% of the country’s land experiences soil degradation
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n/a
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(Nekushoeva and Akhmadov, 2008)
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Armenia
(Russia and SC)
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80% of the Armenia’s land surface area is subject to
desertification
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n/a
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(KHACHATRYAN, 2013)
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Russian Federation
(Russia and SC)
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Land surface area that has been desertified, the areas currently
suffering desertification, areas are at risk of desertification -
account for 1.25 × 106 km2
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1996-2000
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(Kust et al., 2011)
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