Asia

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number of countries: 47
number of regions: 5
land area: 31,069,129 km²
population: 4,701,399,674 people

Classified as: place

Summary

Asia is a continent. It contains 47 countries and 5 regions, with a total land area of 31,069,129 km² and a population of 4,701,399,674 people.

Politics

Armed forces personnel: 15,644,000 people
Democracy score: 4.12
Military expenditure: 2.63 % of GDP
Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments: 19.15 %

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Business

Central government debt: 65.74 % of GDP
Expense: 21.96 % of GDP
Gdp: 37,109,752,456,100.98 current US$
Self-employed workers: 38.95 % of total employment
Tax revenue: 12.52 % of GDP
Unemployment: 6.10 % of total labor force
Vulnerable employment: 35.84 % of total employment

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Environment

Asia is one of the 5 continents in our database.

Agricultural land: 16,638,788.25 km²
Alternative and nuclear energy: 4.59 % of total energy use
Carbon dioxide emissions (co2): 22,505.77 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Electricity production from coal sources: 18.99 % of total
Electricity production from natural gas sources: 43.53 % of total
Electricity production from hydroelectric sources: 20.08 % of total
Electricity production from nuclear sources: 1.81 % of total
Electricity production from oil sources: 12.03 % of total
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric: 1.60 % of total
Net energy imports: -50.25 % of energy use
Fertility rate: 2.26 births per woman
Forest area: 6,237,789 km²
Fossil fuel energy consumption: 75.48 % of total
Greenhouse gas emissions (co2, ch4, n2o, hfcs, pfcs, sf6): 30,404.81 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Median age: 25.86
Methane emissions: 5,956.36 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Nitrous oxide emissions: 1,114.93 Mt of CO2 equivalent
Female population: 2,309,464,593 people
Male population: 2,391,935,079 people
Renewable energy consumption: 17.24 % of total final energy consumption
Rural land area: 29,749,692.72 km²
Rural population: 2,235,229,111 people
Urban land area: 1,073,134.86 km²
Urban population: 2,466,170,563 people
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters : 4.57 % of total population

Health

Birth rate: 17.07 per 1,000 people
Death rate: 6.24 per 1,000 people
Health expenditure per capita: 775.11 current US$
Health expenditure: 6.14 % of GDP
Incidence of hiv: 0.07 per 1,000 uninfected population
Hospital beds: 3.38 per 1,000 people
Life expectancy at birth: 74.04
Suicide mortality rate: 6.95 per 100,000 population

Asia

Key facts

Summary

Politics

Evolution of historical armed forces personnel in Asia

Countries historical methane emissions per armed forces personnel in Asia

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per armed forces personnel in Asia

Countries historical population per armed forces personnel in Asia

Countries historical rural population per armed forces personnel in Asia

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per armed forces personnel in Asia

Countries historical urban land area per armed forces personnel in Asia

Countries historical urban population per armed forces personnel in Asia

Evolution of historical military expenditure in Asia

Evolution of the historical proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments in Asia

Business

Countries health expenditure per expense in Asia

Evolution of median inflation in Asia

Evolution of historical self employed in Asia

Countries historical vulnerable employment per self-employed workers in Asia

Evolution of historical tax revenue in Asia

Evolution of historical unemployment rate in Asia

Evolution of historical vulnerable employment in Asia

Evolution of historical central government debt in Asia

Evolution of historical expense in Asia

Evolution of historical GDP in Asia

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per GDP in Asia

Regions expense per central government debt in Asia

Environment

Geographical distribution of cities in Asia by population

Geographical distribution of records in Asia

Countries agricultural land per population in Asia

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per agricultural land in Asia

Evolution of historical alternative and nuclear energy in Asia

Evolution of historical carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Asia

Countries historical GDP per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Asia

Countries historical methane emissions per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Asia

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Asia

Countries historical urban land area per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Asia

Countries historical urban population per carbon dioxide emissions (CO2) in Asia

Evolution of historical access to electricity in Asia

Countries historical birth rate per access to electricity in Asia

Countries historical fertility rate per access to electricity in Asia

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per access to electricity in Asia

Countries historical renewable energy consumption per access to electricity in Asia

Countries historical self-employed workers per access to electricity in Asia

Countries historical vulnerable employment per access to electricity in Asia

Evolution of historical electricity production from coal sources in Asia

Evolution of historical electricity production from natural gas sources in Asia

Evolution of historical electricity production from hydroelectric sources in Asia

Evolution of historical electricity production from nuclear sources in Asia

Evolution of historical electricity production from oil sources in Asia

Evolution of historical electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric in Asia

Evolution of historical net energy imports in Asia

Evolution of historical fertility rate in Asia

Countries historical life expectancy at birth per fertility rate in Asia

Countries historical median age per fertility rate in Asia

Evolution of historical total forest area in Asia

Countries historical rural land area per forest area in Asia

Evolution of historical fossil energy consumption in Asia

Countries historical renewable energy consumption per fossil fuel energy consumption in Asia

Evolution of historical other greenhouse gas emissions, HFC, PFC and SF6 in Asia

Countries historical urban land area per greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Asia

Countries historical urban population per greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) in Asia

Evolution of historical internally displaced persons, by conflict and violence in Asia

Evolution of historical internet access in Asia

Evolution of historical total land area in Asia

Evolution of historical median age in Asia

Evolution of historical methane emissions in Asia

Countries historical nitrous oxide emissions per methane emissions in Asia

Countries historical population per methane emissions in Asia

Countries historical rural population per methane emissions in Asia

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per methane emissions in Asia

Countries historical urban land area per methane emissions in Asia

Countries historical urban population per methane emissions in Asia

Evolution of historical net migration in Asia

Evolution of historical nitrous oxide emissions in Asia

Countries historical population per nitrous oxide emissions in Asia

Countries historical greenhouse gas emissions (CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6) per nitrous oxide emissions in Asia

Countries historical urban land area per nitrous oxide emissions in Asia

Countries historical urban population per nitrous oxide emissions in Asia