Central Asia vs South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland over time
- Central Asia
- South Africa
How they compare
Central Asia currently reports 987,947 Square kilometres against 218,130 Square kilometres in South Africa, a difference of 769,817 Square kilometres.
That makes Central Asia's figure about 4.5 times South Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Central Asia has been ahead every year.
Central Asia ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 13th of 71 groups.
Central Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Asia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 221,188 Square kilometres | 786,127 Square kilometres | Central Asia |
| 2010s | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 220,382 Square kilometres | 784,658 Square kilometres | Central Asia |
| 2020s | 988,949 Square kilometres | 218,408 Square kilometres | 770,540 Square kilometres | Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — grassland, Central Asia or South Africa?
- Central Asia, at 987,947 Square kilometres against 218,130 Square kilometres in South Africa as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — grassland between Central Asia and South Africa?
- 769,817 Square kilometres, with Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Asia and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Central Asia and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Central Asia ranks 13th and South Africa ranks 13th of 71 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation