Mongolia vs South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland

Mongolia
324,859 Square kilometres
in 2022
South Africa
218,130 Square kilometres
in 2022
Mongolia rank
10th
South Africa rank
13th

Land cover and land cover change — Grassland over time

  • Mongolia
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Mongolia currently reports 324,859 Square kilometres against 218,130 Square kilometres in South Africa, a difference of 106,729 Square kilometres.

That makes Mongolia's figure about 1.5 times South Africa's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Mongolia has been ahead every year.

Mongolia ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 13th of 207 countries.

Mongolia has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mongolia South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 307,967 Square kilometres 221,188 Square kilometres 86,779 Square kilometres Mongolia
2010s 315,308 Square kilometres 220,382 Square kilometres 94,925 Square kilometres Mongolia
2020s 325,738 Square kilometres 218,408 Square kilometres 107,330 Square kilometres Mongolia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land cover and land cover change — grassland, Mongolia or South Africa?
Mongolia, at 324,859 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 Mongolia and South Africa?
106,729 Square kilometres, with Mongolia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mongolia and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Mongolia and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
Mongolia ranks 10th and South Africa ranks 13th of 207 countries.
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

Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,053 places, 6,318 data points, 2000–2022
Last refreshed

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