Desertified land in the territory are mainly located in the Qaidam Basin, the Republican Basin, the area around Qinghai Lake, and the Hoh Xil area of the Yellow River, Yangtze River source.

• 境内荒漠化土地主要分布在柴达木盆地、共和盆地、环青海湖地区、可可西里地区和黄河、长江源头。