Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Europe
Europe: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 245,792 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Europe, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Europe recorded 245,792 1000 ha for grassland — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is up 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in Europe peaked at 245,805 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 235,628 1000 ha, in 1995.
Europe ranks 6th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 235,776 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 235,768 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 235,759 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 235,628 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 235,659 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 235,776 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 236,273 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 237,607 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 238,421 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 238,708 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 238,905 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 238,823 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 239,841 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 239,845 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 239,985 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 240,124 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 240,228 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 240,478 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 241,057 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 241,667 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 242,001 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 242,129 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 242,327 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 242,481 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 242,009 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 242,252 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 243,957 1000 ha | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 245,456 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 245,805 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 245,779 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 245,792 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 236,031 1000 ha | 235,628 1000 ha | 237,607 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 239,536 1000 ha | 238,421 1000 ha | 240,478 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 242,534 1000 ha | 241,057 1000 ha | 245,456 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 245,792 1000 ha | 245,779 1000 ha | 245,805 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 3 Russian Federation 161,932 1000 ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 17,641 1000 ha compare
- 4 Canada 161,646 1000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 14,064 1000 ha compare
- 5 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 11,933 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 153,998 1000 ha compare
- 6 Australia 139,821 1000 ha compare
- 6 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 7,360 1000 ha compare
- 7 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,147 1000 ha compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 88,010 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 68,385 1000 ha compare
- 8 United Republic of Tanzania 5,330 1000 ha compare
- 9 Namibia 39,228 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 2,095 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from cci_lc in Europe?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in Europe was 245,792 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 245,805 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 235,628 1000 ha in 1995.
- How does Europe rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- Europe ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.