Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in India
India: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 24,970 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in India, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
India recorded 24,970 1000 ha for grassland — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in India peaked at 25,000 1000 ha in 2000 and was at its lowest, 24,869 1000 ha, in 1996.
India ranks 12th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 24,955 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 24,954 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 24,953 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 24,874 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 24,869 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 24,888 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 24,905 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 24,988 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 25,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 24,988 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 24,968 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 24,947 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 24,932 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 24,920 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 24,921 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24,933 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24,949 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 24,962 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 24,982 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 24,967 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 24,977 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24,992 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 24,967 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 24,969 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24,988 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 24,969 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 24,982 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 24,994 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 24,999 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25,000 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24,970 1000 ha | -0.1% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 24,970 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 1,267 1000 ha, 19.7× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 24,970 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 759.28 1000 ha, 32.9× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,923 1000 ha | 24,869 1000 ha | 24,988 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 24,952 1000 ha | 24,920 1000 ha | 25,000 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,979 1000 ha | 24,967 1000 ha | 24,994 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,990 1000 ha | 24,970 1000 ha | 25,000 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near India
- 9 Namibia 39,228 1000 ha compare
- 9 Viet Nam 2,095 1000 ha compare
- 10 Lao People's Democratic Republic 1,526 1000 ha compare
- 10 Mongolia 34,123 1000 ha compare
- 11 Sudan (former) 27,129 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,180 1000 ha compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 490.79 1000 ha compare
- 13 Afghanistan 24,452 1000 ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 334.06 1000 ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 185.86 1000 ha compare
- 14 South Africa 24,181 1000 ha compare
- 15 Sudan 23,947 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 161.06 1000 ha compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from cci_lc in India?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in India was 24,970 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 India?
- The highest recorded value was 25,000 1000 ha in 2000.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 24,869 1000 ha in 1996.
- How does India rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- India ranks 12th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this India 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.