Madagascar, Republic of vs Southern Africa: Grassland β Area from CCI_LC
Grassland β Area from CCI_LC over time
- Madagascar, Republic of
- Southern Africa
How they compare
Southern Africa currently reports 68,598 1000 ha against 21,696 1000 ha in Madagascar, Republic of, a difference of 46,902 1000 ha.
That makes Southern Africa's figure about 3.2 times Madagascar, Republic of's.
Across all 31 years both countries report, Southern Africa has been ahead every year.
Madagascar, Republic of ranks 16th and Southern Africa ranks 11th of 219 countries.
Southern Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar, Republic of | Southern Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,925 1000 ha | 67,231 1000 ha | 45,306 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2000s | 21,897 1000 ha | 68,230 1000 ha | 46,333 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2010s | 21,808 1000 ha | 69,004 1000 ha | 47,196 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
| 2020s | 21,722 1000 ha | 68,755 1000 ha | 47,033 1000 ha | Southern Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher grassland β area from cci_lc, Madagascar, Republic of or Southern Africa?
- Southern Africa, at 68,598 1000 ha against 21,696 1000 ha in Madagascar, Republic of as of 2022.
- What is the difference in grassland β area from cci_lc between Madagascar, Republic of and Southern Africa?
- 46,902 1000 ha, with Southern Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar, Republic of and Southern Africa?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2022.
- How do Madagascar, Republic of and Southern Africa rank globally for grassland β area from cci_lc?
- Madagascar, Republic of ranks 16th and Southern Africa ranks 11th of 219 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Grassland β Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the UniversitΓ© catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.