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

Pakistan
169,880 Square kilometres
in 2022
South Africa
218,130 Square kilometres
in 2022
Pakistan rank
14th
South Africa rank
13th

Land cover and land cover change — Grassland over time

  • Pakistan
  • South Africa
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How they compare

South Africa currently reports 218,130 Square kilometres against 169,880 Square kilometres in Pakistan, a difference of 48,250 Square kilometres.

That makes South Africa's figure about 1.3 times Pakistan's.

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

Pakistan ranks 14th and South Africa ranks 13th of 207 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Pakistan South Africa Difference Ahead
2000s 151,177 Square kilometres 221,188 Square kilometres 70,011 Square kilometres South Africa
2010s 167,776 Square kilometres 220,382 Square kilometres 52,607 Square kilometres South Africa
2020s 170,018 Square kilometres 218,408 Square kilometres 48,391 Square kilometres South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher land cover and land cover change — grassland, Pakistan or South Africa?
South Africa, at 218,130 Square kilometres against 169,880 Square kilometres in Pakistan as of 2022.
What is the difference in land cover and land cover change — grassland between Pakistan and South Africa?
48,250 Square kilometres, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Pakistan and South Africa?
6 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2022.
How do Pakistan and South Africa rank globally for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
Pakistan ranks 14th 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