Anthropogenic Biomes of the World
Barren
The Barren anthrome represents the most extreme environments on our
planets. Nearly 1/3 of the anthrome is comprised of the Sahara
Desert alone. The rest is constituted by the worlds other deserts and
dry steppe as well as the near arctic regions of the tundra.
Annual precipitation in most of the barren anthrome regions is very
low resulting in an uninhabitable environment as is reflected in
both the population (ZERO!) and the the land use (non-existant)
The bare ground in the barren anthrome is simply exposed rock,
weathered surfaces, sand, and soil depending on the location.
|
Population
|
Global
Total |
Median |
Min |
Max |
|
billion persons (%) |
persons/km² |
|
Total
|
0.0 (0.0%)
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
Non-Urban
|
0.0 (0.0%) |
0 |
0 |
0 |
|
|
Land Use & Land Cover
|
Global
Total
|
Median |
Min |
Max |
| million km2 (%) |
(cover %) |
|
Total Land Area |
11.5 (8.8%) |
N/A |
|
Urban |
0.0 (0.0%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Cultivated |
0.0 (0.0%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Irrigated |
0.0 (0.0%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Rice Paddy |
0.0 (0.0%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Pasture |
0.0 (0.0%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
0.0% |
|
Tree Cover |
0.01 (0.0%) |
0.0% |
0.0% |
6.4% |
|
Bare Earth |
10.9 (31%) |
100% |
56% |
100% |
*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. |