List of countries by lowest point - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of countries by lowest point on land. Countries whose lowest point is exactly sea level (a substantial number) are excluded from this list.

Note that many countries have land below sea level, e.g. the Dead Sea

Dead Sea

The Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...

is at 418 m below sea level, and is shared by Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

and Jordan

Jordan

Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...

. This is the lowest point on land.

Rank	Country	Lowest point	Altitude
1	Lesotho	Orange Orange River The Orange River , Gariep River, Groote River or Senqu River is the longest river in South Africa. It rises in the Drakensberg mountains in Lesotho, flowing westwards through South Africa to the Atlantic Ocean... and Makhaleng River Makhaleng River The Makhaleng River is a river of western Lesotho. The river flows southwest from the Maluti Mountains past the towns and villages of Molimo-Nthuse, Makhaleng, Ramabanta and Qaba, flowing into the Orange River at the international border... s	1400 m (4,593.175 ft)
2	Rwanda	Ruzizi River Ruzizi River The Ruzizi , is a river which flows from Lake Kivu to Lake Tanganyika in Central Africa, descending rapidly from about 1,500 metres above sea level to about 770 metres above sea level over its length...	950 m (3,117.797 ft)
3	Andorra	Gran Valira	840 m (2,755.905 ft)
4	Burundi	Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika Lake Tanganyika is an African Great Lake. It is estimated to be the second largest freshwater lake in the world by volume, and the second deepest, after Lake Baikal in Siberia; it is also the world's longest freshwater lake...	772 m (2,532.808 ft)
5	Uganda	Albert Nile	621 m (2,037.401 ft)
6	Mongolia	Hoh Nuur	518 m (1,699.475 ft)
7	Botswana	Limpopo Limpopo River The Limpopo River rises in central southern Africa, and flows generally eastwards to the Indian Ocean. It is around long, with a drainage basin in size. Its mean annual discharge is 170 m³/s at its mouth... and Shashe River Shashe River The Shashe River is a major left-bank tributary of the Limpopo River in Zimbabwe.It rises northwest of Francistown, Botswana and flows into the Limpopo River where Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa meet, site of the Shalimpo Transfrontier Conservation Area.- Hydrology :The Shashe River is a... s	513 m (1,683.070 ft)
8	Liechtenstein	Rhine	430 m (1410.761 ft)
9=	Armenia	Debed Debed The Debed or Debeda is a river in Armenia and Georgia. It also serves as a natural boundary between Armenia and Georgia at the village Sadakhlo, Georgia....	400 m (1,312.335 ft)
9=		White Nile White Nile The White Nile is a river of Africa, one of the two main tributaries of the Nile from Egypt, the other being the Blue Nile. In the strict meaning, "White Nile" refers to the river formed at Lake No at the confluence of the Bahr al Jabal and Bahr el Ghazal rivers...	400 m (1,312.335 ft)
11	Central African Republic	Ubangi River Ubangi River The Ubangi River , also spelled Oubangui, is the largest right-bank tributary of the Congo River of Central Africa. It begins at the confluence of the Mbomou and Uele Rivers and flows west, then bends to the southwest and passes through Bangui, after which it flows south to the Congo at Liranga....	335 m (1,099.081 ft)
12	Zambia	Zambezi Zambezi The Zambezi is the fourth-longest river in Africa, and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. The area of its basin is , slightly less than half that of the Nile...	329 m (1,079.396 ft)
13	Tajikistan	Syr Darya Syr Darya The Syr Darya , also transliterated Syrdarya or Sirdaryo, is a river in Central Asia, sometimes known as the Jaxartes or Yaxartes from its Ancient Greek name . The Greek name is derived from Old Persian, Yakhsha Arta , a reference to the color of the river's water...	300 m (984.251 ft)
14	Afghanistan	Amu Darya Amu Darya The Amu Darya , also called Oxus and Amu River, is a major river in Central Asia. It is formed by the junction of the Vakhsh and Panj rivers...	258 m (846.456 ft)
15=	Niger	Niger River Niger River The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...	200 m (656.167 ft)
15=	Burkina Faso	Black Volta Black Volta Black Volta or Mouhoun is a river of western Africa rising in western Burkina Faso and flowing about 1,352 km to the White Volta in Ghana. The Black Volta forms a small part of the boundary between Ghana and Ivory Coast, and also a section of border between Ghana and Burkina Faso.-See also:*Deux...	200 m (656.167 ft)
17	Switzerland	Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest of Italy and largest of southern Switzerland. Lake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes of Italy, it extends for about 70 km between Locarno and Arona.The climate is mild...	195 (639.763 ft)
18	Zimbabwe	Runde and Save River Save River (Africa) The Save is a 400km river of southeastern Africa, flowing through Zimbabwe and Mozambique. The river has its source in Zimbabwe, some 80 km south of Harare, then flows south and then east, from the Zimbabwean highveld to its confluence with the Odzi River... s	162 m (531.496 ft)
19	Chad	Bodélé Depression Bodélé Depression The Bodélé Depression , located at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in north central Africa, is the lowest point in Chad. Dust storms from the Bodélé Depression occur on average about 100 days per year , one typical example being the massive dust storms that swept over West Africa and the...	160 m (524.934 ft)
20	Luxembourg	Moselle River Moselle River The Moselle is a river flowing through France, Luxembourg, and Germany. It is a left tributary of the Rhine, joining the Rhine at Koblenz. A small part of Belgium is also drained by the Mosel through the Our....	133 m (436.351 ft)
21	Kyrgyzstan	Kara-Daryya	132 m (433.070 ft)
22=	Czech Republic	The banks of the river Elbe Elbe The Elbe is one of the major rivers of Central Europe. It rises in the Krkonoše Mountains of the northwestern Czech Republic before traversing much of Bohemia , then Germany and flowing into the North Sea at Cuxhaven, 110 km northwest of Hamburg... near Hřensko Hrensko Hřensko is a small village of approximately 320 inhabitants in the Ústí nad Labem Region of the Czech Republic on the border with Germany. It is situated at the confluence of the Kamenice and Labe rivers and was established during the 15th century as a trading settlement... (on the border with Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... )	115 m (377.296 ft)
22=	Austria	Lake Neusiedl	115 m (377.296 ft)
24	Bhutan	Drangme Chhu	97 m (318.241 ft)
25	Slovakia	Bodrog Bodrog The Bodrog is a river in eastern Slovakia and north-eastern Hungary. It is a tributary to the river Tisza. The Bodrog is formed by the confluence of the rivers Ondava and Latorica near Zemplin in eastern Slovakia...	94 m (308.398 ft)
26=	Bolivia	Rio Paraguay	90 m (295.275 ft)
26=	Belarus	Neman River Neman River Neman or Niemen or Nemunas, is a major Eastern European river rising in Belarus and flowing through Lithuania before draining into the Curonian Lagoon and then into the Baltic Sea at Klaipėda. It is the northern border between Lithuania and Russia's Kaliningrad Oblast in its lower reaches...	90 m (295.275 ft)
28	Republic of Kosovo	banks of White Drin at border with Albania Albania Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...	80 m (262.467 ft)
29	Hungary	Tisza Tisza The Tisza or Tisa is one of the main rivers of Central Europe. It rises in Ukraine, and is formed near Rakhiv by the junction of headwaters White Tisa, whose source is in the Chornohora mountains and Black Tisa, which springs in the Gorgany range... (south of Szeged Szeged ' is the third largest city of Hungary, the largest city and regional centre of the Southern Great Plain and the county town of Csongrád county. The University of Szeged is one of the most distinguished universities in Hungary.... )	76 (249.343 ft)
30=	Laos	Mekong Mekong The Mekong is a river that runs through China, Burma, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. It is the world's 10th-longest river and the 7th-longest in Asia. Its estimated length is , and it drains an area of , discharging of water annually....	70 m (229.658 ft)
30=	Nepal	Kanchan Kalan	70 m (229.658 ft)
32	San Marino	Ausa River Ausa River The Ausa River is a river of northern San Marino and Emilia–Romagna in Italy. The source of the river is Monte Titano in central San Marino. The river flows northeast past Serravalle and crosses the border into the Italian province of Rimini close to Dogana...	55 m (180.446 ft)
33	Republic of Macedonia	Vardar Vardar The Vardar or Axios is the longest and major river in the Republic of Macedonia and also a major river of Greece. It is long, and drains an area of around . The maximum depth of river is ....	50 m (164.041 ft)
34	Paraguay	Rio Paraguay	46 m (150.918 ft)
35	Malawi	Shire River Shire River The Shire is a river in Malawi and Mozambique. The river has been known as the Shiré or Chire River. It is the outlet of Lake Malawi and flows into the Zambezi. Its length is 402 km; including Lake Malawi and the Ruhuhu, its headstream, it has a length of about 1200 km...	37 m (121.391 ft)
36	Vatican City	St. Peter's Square	33 m (108.267 ft)
37	Serbia	Iron Gate (Danube) Iron Gate (Danube) The Iron Gates The gorge lies between Romania in the north and Serbia in the south. At this point, the river separates the southern Carpathian Mountains from the northwestern foothills of the Balkan Mountains. The Romanian, Hungarian, Slovakian, Turkish, German and Bulgarian names literally mean...	28 m (91.8653 ft)
38	Mali	Senegal River Sénégal River The Sénégal River is a long river in West Africa that forms the border between Senegal and Mauritania.The Sénégal's headwaters are the Semefé and Bafing rivers which both originate in Guinea; they form a small part of the Guinean-Malian border before coming together at Bafoulabé in Mali...	23 m (75.4593 ft)
39	Swaziland	Maputo River Maputo River The Maputo River , also called Great Usutu River, Lusutfu River or Suthu River, is a river in South Africa, Swaziland and Mozambique. The name Suthu refers to Basotho people who lived near the source of the river, who were attacked and displaced by Swazis...	21 m (68.8976 ft)
40	Moldova	Dniester Dniester The Dniester is a river in Eastern Europe. It runs through Ukraine and Moldova and separates most of Moldova's territory from the breakaway de facto state of Transnistria.-Names:...	2 m (6.56167 ft)
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-38	Nigeria	Lagos Island Lagos Island Lagos Island is the principal and central local government area of the Metropolitan Lagos in Nigeria. It is part of the Lagos Division. As of the preliminary 2006 Nigerian census, the LGA had a population of 209,437 in an area of 8.7 km²...	-0.2 m (-0.656167 ft)
-37	Philippines	Habay, Bacoor	-0.5 m (-1.64041 ft)
-36	Lithuania	Nemunas delta Nemunas Delta Nemunas Delta is the Lithuanian name for the Neman River Delta, in Lithuania.When it reaches the Baltic Sea, the Neman splits into a maze of river branches and canals, forming polders and wetlands that make it a very attractive destination for eco-tourism. The four main distributaries are Atmata,...	-1.3 m (-4.26509 ft)
-35	Poland	Żuławy Wiślane	-1.8 m (-5.90551 ft)
-33=	Early Modern France	Camargue Camargue The Camargue is the region located south of Arles, France, between the Mediterranean Sea and the two arms of the Rhône River delta. The eastern arm is called the Grand Rhône; the western one is the Petit Rhône....	-2 m (-6.56167 ft)
-33=	New Zealand	Kirks Drain Road, agricultural land north of Dunedin International Airport Dunedin International Airport Dunedin International Airport is an international airport in the Otago region of the South Island of New Zealand, serving Dunedin city and the Otago and Southland regions. Dunedin International Airport is one of two international airports in Otago, the other being Queenstown International Airport... on Taieri Plain	-2 m (-6.56167 ft)
-32	India	Kuttanad Kuttanad Kuttanadu is a region in the district of Alappuzha, in the state of Kerala, India, well known for its picturesque vast paddy fields and its geographical peculiarities. It's the region with the lowest altitude in India, and one of the few places in the world where farming is carried out below sea...	-2.2 m (-7.21784 ft)
-31	Sweden	Kristianstad Kristianstad Kristianstad is a city and the seat of Kristianstad Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 35,711 inhabitants in 2010.-History:The city was founded in 1614 by King Christian IV of Denmark, the city's name literally means 'Town of Christian', as a planned city after the burning of the town of Vä...	-2.4 m (-7.87401 ft)
-30	Italy	Le Contane, Jolanda di Savoia Jolanda di Savoia Jolanda di Savoia is a comune in the Province of Ferrara in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 70 km northeast of Bologna and about 30 km east of Ferrara...	-3.2 m (-10.4986 ft)
-29	Germany	Neuendorf bei Wilster Neuendorf-Sachsenbande Neuendorf-Sachsenbande is a municipality in Wilstermarsch, in the district of Steinburg, in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The town is notable for containing the lowest accessible point in Germany, which is 3.54 m below sea level.-History:...	-3.5 m (-11.4829 ft)
-27=	Japan	Hachiro-gata	-4 m (-13.1233 ft)
-27=	United Kingdom	The Fens The Fens The Fens, also known as the , are a naturally marshy region in eastern England. Most of the fens were drained several centuries ago, resulting in a flat, damp, low-lying agricultural region....	-4 m (-13.1233 ft)
-26	Mauritania	Sebkhet Te-n-Dghamcha	-5 m (-16.4041 ft)
-24=	Denmark	Lammefjord Lammefjord The Lammefjord is a former body of water in Denmark at the base of the Odsherred peninsula. Previously a deeply branched arm of the sea leading west from the Isefjord, most of it is now reclaimed as agricultural land...	-7 m (-22.9658 ft)
-24=	Netherlands	Zuidplaspolder Zuidplaspolder The Zuidplaspolder is a polder in the Netherlands, containing the lowest point of Western Europe and in the entire European Union...	-7 m (-22.9658 ft)
-23	Mexico	Laguna Salada	-10 m (-32.8083 ft)
-22	Uzbekistan	Sariqarnish Kuli	-12 m (-39.3700 ft)
-21	Australia	Lake Eyre Lake Eyre Lake Eyre is the lowest point in Australia, at approximately below sea level, and, on the rare occasions that it fills, it is the largest lake in Australia and 18th largest in the world...	-15 m (-49.2125 ft)
-20	Tunisia	Shatt al Gharsah	-17 m (-55.7742 ft)
-17=	Azerbaijan	Caspian Sea Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...	-28 m (-91.8635 ft)
-17=	Iran	Caspian Sea Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...	-28 m (-91.8635 ft)
-17=	Russia	Caspian Sea Caspian Sea The Caspian Sea is the largest enclosed body of water on Earth by area, variously classed as the world's largest lake or a full-fledged sea. The sea has a surface area of and a volume of...	-28 m (-91.8635 ft)
-16	Algeria	Chott Melrhir Chott Melrhir Chott Melrhir also known as Chott Melghir or Chott Melhir is an endorheic salt lake in northeastern Algeria. It the westernmost part of a series of depressions, which extend from the Gulf of Gabès into the Sahara. They were created between Miocene and Early Pleistocene as a result of compression...	-40 m (-131.233 ft)
-15	Dominican Republic	Lago Enriquillo	-46 m (-150.918 ft)
-14	Libya	Sabkhat Ghuzayyil Sabkhat Ghuzayyil Sabkhat Ghuzayyil is Libya's lowest point at 47 meters below sea level, and is just southeast of the Gulf of Sidra. It is located in the Al Wahat District of the Cyrenaica region in northeastern Libya....	-47 m (-154.199 ft)
-13	Morocco	Sebkha paki Tah	-55 m (-180.446 ft)
-12	Eritrea	Afar Depression Afar Depression The Afar Triangle is a geological depression that is caused by the Afar Triple Junction which is part of the Great Rift Valley. It overlaps Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of Ethiopia. The Afar Triangle includes the Danakil Depression and the lowest point in Africa, Lake Asal... near Lake Kulul Lake Kulul Lake Kulul is the lowest point in Eritrea. Located in the Northern Red Sea Region, Lake Kulul lies in the Eritrean portion of the Afar Depression....	-75 m (-246.062 ft)
-11	Turkmenistan	Vpadina Akchanaya	-81 m (-265.748 ft)
-10	United States	Badwater Basin	-85.5 m (-280.511 ft)
-9	Argentina	Laguna del Carbón Laguna del Carbón Laguna del Carbón is an endorheic salt lake in the Gran Bajo de San Julián of Santa Cruz Province, Argentina, 54 km from Puerto San Julián...	-105 (-344.488 ft)
-8	Ethiopia	Afar Depression Afar Depression The Afar Triangle is a geological depression that is caused by the Afar Triple Junction which is part of the Great Rift Valley. It overlaps Eritrea, Djibouti and the entire Afar Region of Ethiopia. The Afar Triangle includes the Danakil Depression and the lowest point in Africa, Lake Asal...	-125 m (-410.104 ft)
-7	Kazakhstan	Karagiye Karagiye Karagiye is a long karst trench close to the Caspian Sea. At approximately below sea level it is the lowest point both in Kazakhstan and the former USSR...	-132 m (-433.070 ft)
-6	Egypt	Qattara Depression Qattara Depression The Qattara Depression is a depression in the north west of Egypt in the Matruh Governorate and is part of the Libyan Desert. It lies below sea level and is covered with salt pans, sand dunes and salt marshes. The region extends between latitudes of 28°35' and 30°25' North and longitudes of 26°20'...	-133 m (-436.351 ft)
-5	People's Republic of China	Aydingkol Lake Aydingkol Aydingkol , Aydingkul or Ayding is a lake in the Turpan Depression, Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, PR China. At 154 m below sea level, it is the fourth lowest land point on Earth...	-154 m (-505.249 ft)
-4	Djibouti	Lac Assal	-155 m (-508.530 ft)
-3	Syria	Northeast shores of the Sea of Galilee Sea of Galilee The Sea of Galilee, also Kinneret, Lake of Gennesaret, or Lake Tiberias , is the largest freshwater lake in Israel, and it is approximately in circumference, about long, and wide. The lake has a total area of , and a maximum depth of approximately 43 m... in the Golan Heights, from Syrian point of view. See Israel occupied territories	-214 m (-702.099 ft)
-1=	Israel	Dead Sea Dead Sea The Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...	-418 m (-1371.391 ft)
-1=	Jordan	Dead Sea Dead Sea The Dead Sea , also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering Jordan to the east and Israel and the West Bank to the west. Its surface and shores are below sea level, the lowest elevation on the Earth's surface. The Dead Sea is deep, the deepest hypersaline lake in the world...	-418 m (-1371.391 ft)