Latin America and the Caribbean vs South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland over time
- Latin America and the Caribbean
- South Africa
How they compare
Latin America and the Caribbean currently reports 1.45 million Square kilometres against 218,130 Square kilometres in South Africa, a difference of 1.24 million Square kilometres.
That makes Latin America and the Caribbean's figure about 6.7 times South Africa's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Latin America and the Caribbean has been ahead every year.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 13th of 71 groups.
Latin America and the Caribbean has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America and the Caribbean | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 million Square kilometres | 221,188 Square kilometres | 1.25 million Square kilometres | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2010s | 1.48 million Square kilometres | 220,382 Square kilometres | 1.26 million Square kilometres | Latin America and the Caribbean |
| 2020s | 1.46 million Square kilometres | 218,408 Square kilometres | 1.24 million Square kilometres | Latin America and the Caribbean |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — grassland, Latin America and the Caribbean or South Africa?
- Latin America and the Caribbean, at 1.45 million 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 Latin America and the Caribbean and South Africa?
- 1.24 million Square kilometres, with Latin America and the Caribbean ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America and the Caribbean and South Africa?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do Latin America and the Caribbean and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 10th 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