Soil Salinity - Regions Affected

Regions Affected

Renewable energy

Biofuel
Biomass
Geothermal
Hydroelectricity
Solar energy
Tidal power
Topics by country
Wave power
Wind power

From the FAO/UNESCO Soil Map of the World the following salinised areas can be derived.

Region Area (106ha)
Africa 69.5
Near and Middle East 53.1
Asia and Far East 19.5
Latin America 59.4
Australia 84.7
North America 16.0
Europe 20.7

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