Anthropogenic Biomes of the World
Rainfed Villages
The Rainfed Villages anthromes are agricultural regions
sustained by annual rainfall. Higher than typical
precipitation and temperature amongst other villages, the rainfed
village experiences slightly higher net primary production within a
region that supports little livestock and a significant population
density.
Rainfed villages are less likely to be found in just a few
ecoregions, but are still primarily in southern Asia. The
rainfall in these warm Asian regions help to support nearly 10% of
all cultivated lands and 10%of all rice paddy in the world.
|
Population
|
Global
Total |
Median |
Min |
Max |
|
billion persons (%) |
persons/km² |
|
Total
|
0.57 (8.9%)
|
207 |
100 |
2368 |
|
Non-Urban
|
0.42 (13.5%)
|
168 |
100 |
476 |
|
|
Land Use & Land Cover
|
Global
Total
|
Median |
Min |
Max |
| million km2 (%) |
(cover %) |
|
Total Land Area |
2.3 (1.8%) |
N/A |
|
Urban |
0.03 (5.7%) |
1.0% |
0.0% |
9.0% |
|
Cultivated |
1.5 (9.7%) |
62% |
0.0% |
100% |
|
Irrigated |
0.2 (7.3%) |
3.1% |
0.0% |
50% |
|
Rice Paddy |
0.2 (9.8%) |
3.3% |
0.0% |
68% |
|
Pasture |
0.18 (0.6%) |
5.0% |
0.0% |
51% |
|
Tree Cover |
0.2 (0.7%) |
6.8% |
0.1% |
38% |
|
Bare Earth |
0.16 (0.4%) |
4.5% |
0.0% |
29% |
*Median,
Minimum and Maximum estimates were
calculated after removing the top and bottom
2% of cells in each anthrome based on
the Euclidean distance across the means of variables used for anthrome classification. |