OECD vs World: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland over time
- OECD
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 11.27 million Square kilometres against 4.36 million Square kilometres in OECD, a difference of 6.91 million Square kilometres.
That makes World's figure about 2.6 times OECD's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd of 207 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | OECD | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.26 million Square kilometres | 11.19 million Square kilometres | 6.93 million Square kilometres | World |
| 2010s | 4.26 million Square kilometres | 11.23 million Square kilometres | 6.98 million Square kilometres | World |
| 2020s | 4.37 million Square kilometres | 11.30 million Square kilometres | 6.93 million Square kilometres | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land cover and land cover change — grassland, OECD or World?
- World, at 11.27 million Square kilometres against 4.36 million Square kilometres in OECD as of 2022.
- What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — grassland between OECD and World?
- 6.91 million Square kilometres, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for OECD and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
- How do OECD and World rank globally for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- OECD ranks 1st and World ranks 2nd 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
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