Alabama

Alaska

Alberta

Arizona

Arkansas

British Columbia

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Manitoba

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Brunswick

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

Newfoundland and Labrador

North Carolina

North Dakota

Northwest Territories

Nova Scotia

Nunavut

Ohio

Oklahoma

Ontario

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Prince Edward Island

Québec

Rhode Island

Saskatchewan

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Yukon

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A map of North America displaying per capita G D P in U S dollars. Dark green indicates regions Yukon, Alberta, and Nunavut. Green shows British Columbia and Ontario. Light green shows Alaska and Quebec. Very light green most of south U S A.

Gross domestic product for administrative subregions (states, provinces, etc.)

US / CA States

North America

Per Capita Gross Domestic Product (North America)

US dollars

A map highlights the regions of the world with areas affected by wind erosion highlighted in dark red and water erosion-affected areas highlighted in dark blue.

Areas of soil degradation where human activities result in high or very high levels of water and wind erosion

Soil Erosion

In North America, wind erosion significantly impacts the Great Plains in southern Canada and the adjacent northern Great Plains of the United States. This issue extends to the southern plains, affecting regions in Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, and New Mexico. Water erosion is prevalent in the eastern plains, the Midwest, parts of the Mississippi River Valley, Michigan, southern Ontario, and the mountainous areas of Pennsylvania, Maryland, and West Virginia. In the western United States, water erosion affects parts of California and eastern Washington, while wind erosion is notable in the deserts of southern California, Arizona, and Nevada. Western Mexico faces water erosion along its length, which continues through Central America to Panama and includes major Caribbean islands like Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti, and the Dominican Republic. Wind erosion is also observed in northern Mexico. In South America, water erosion is prominent along the Andes mountains from Venezuela to Bolivia, in central Chile south of Santiago, and along Brazil's Atlantic coast from Recife southward to southeastern areas. The southern Andes of Bolivia and northern Chile experience wind erosion, as does east-central Brazil. Northwestern Europe sees minimal soil erosion, but water erosion does occur in Spain, southeastern and central Europe, and western Russia, extending into Siberia in Asia. Ukraine and southern Russia are susceptible to wind erosion. In North Africa, wind erosion affects the northern Sahara from Algeria to western Egypt and extends across the Sahel from Mauritania to Sudan. Sub-Saharan Africa has scattered water erosion patches in West Africa, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, southern Africa (notably South Africa), and Madagascar. Southwest Asia experiences widespread wind erosion on the Arabian Peninsula and in Iran, while water erosion impacts Turkey, northern Iran, Yemen, and southern Oman. Central Asia faces water erosion in northwestern Kazakhstan and Afghanistan. In South Asia, northwest India deals with wind erosion, whereas water erosion is widespread across India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, and parts of Bangladesh. Southeast Asia encounters extensive water erosion in Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Indonesia (particularly Borneo and Java). East Asia experiences water erosion in large parts of eastern China and wind erosion in northern China, eastern Mongolia, and various areas in western China. In Oceania, small areas of water erosion are found in eastern and western Australia, Vanuatu, and New Zealand’s North Island.

	Per Capita Gross Domestic Product (North America)			Soil Erosion
	Class	Rank	US dollars	Wind erosion	Water erosion
Alaska		18	$69,330
British Columbia		12	$77,550
Connecticut		15	$74,570
Delaware		14	$75,810
District of Columbia		1	$208,800
Florida		49	$54,580
Georgia		35	$60,160
Maine		53	$52,220
Massachusetts		8	$84,660
New Brunswick		33	$61,120
New Hampshire		27	$65,510
New Jersey		20	$68,120
New York		6	$85,730
Newfoundland and Labrador		10	$81,830
North Carolina		44	$57,620
Northwest Territories		3	$121,600
Nova Scotia		34	$60,290
Nunavut		2	$124,800
Prince Edward Island		36	$59,730
Québec		21	$67,800
Rhode Island		47	$55,660
South Carolina		58	$48,210
Vermont		52	$52,770
Yukon		4	$96,380
Arizona		48	$55,200	4.22%
Utah		28	$64,980	0.308%
Idaho		57	$48,570		3.94%
Washington		9	$82,810		36.9%
Wyoming		30	$64,040	6.47%	2.84%
Montana		55	$49,120	17.8%
North Dakota		16	$71,640	95.1%	0.109%
Kentucky		59	$47,740		5.48%
Virginia		26	$65,590		7.05%
Saskatchewan		7	$84,700	12.1%
Mississippi		64	$38,490		21.9%
West Virginia		63	$41,930		11.5%
Nebraska		19	$68,410	0.826%	52.2%
Texas		29	$64,910	23.3%	0.427%
Missouri		50	$53,750		60.6%
Louisiana		54	$50,250		1.69%
Hawaii		42	$57,880		57.1%
Oregon		37	$59,450		5.56%
Alabama		61	$46,400		7.26%
New Mexico		60	$47,200	67.8%
Kansas		40	$58,950	12.3%	62.5%
Wisconsin		45	$56,970		43.5%
Michigan		51	$52,820		1.12%
Alberta		5	$95,450	4.93%
Pennsylvania		39	$58,950		25.9%
Colorado		17	$71,110	30.2%	6.74%
Nevada		38	$59,200	11.8%
Maryland		25	$66,020		5.23%
Manitoba		23	$66,500	6.10%
Oklahoma		56	$49,020	29.4%	17.9%
Tennessee		43	$57,810		12.6%
Ontario		13	$76,610		2.00%
California		11	$79,740	19.7%	24.3%
Arkansas		62	$45,090		4.12%
South Dakota		31	$62,530	48.9%	18.4%
Ohio		41	$58,300		4.56%
Indiana		46	$56,890		12.0%
Minnesota		24	$66,090	9.96%	35.6%
Iowa		32	$62,430		100%
Illinois		22	$66,510		84.6%

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Per Capita Gross Domestic Product (North America)