Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 1.18 1000 ha in 2022. ▼ Falling

Latest (2022)
1.18 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.9%
World rank
198th
of 219 countries
All-time high
1.98 1000 ha
in 1997
All-time low
1.03 1000 ha
in 2009
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of, 1992–2022

00.511.521992200720221992: 1.8 1000 ha1993: 1.8 1000 ha1994: 1.8 1000 ha1995: 1.9 1000 ha1996: 1.9 1000 ha1997: 2 1000 ha1998: 2 1000 ha1999: 1.8 1000 ha2000: 1.8 1000 ha2001: 1.7 1000 ha2002: 1.7 1000 ha2003: 1.7 1000 ha2004: 1.1 1000 ha2005: 1.1 1000 ha2006: 1.1 1000 ha2007: 1.1 1000 ha2008: 1.1 1000 ha2009: 1 1000 ha2010: 1 1000 ha2011: 1.1 1000 ha2012: 1.1 1000 ha2013: 1.1 1000 ha2014: 1.1 1000 ha2015: 1.1 1000 ha2016: 1.1 1000 ha2017: 1.1 1000 ha2018: 1.1 1000 ha2019: 1.1 1000 ha2020: 1.1 1000 ha2021: 1.2 1000 ha2022: 1.2 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of recorded 1.18 1000 ha for grassland — area from cci_lc in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of peaked at 1.98 1000 ha in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1.03 1000 ha, in 2009.

That places São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 198th out of 219 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 31 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.88 1000 ha 1.78 1000 ha 1.98 1000 ha 8
2000s 1.32 1000 ha 1.03 1000 ha 1.79 1000 ha 10
2010s 1.13 1000 ha 1.04 1000 ha 1.14 1000 ha 10
2020s 1.17 1000 ha 1.15 1000 ha 1.18 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of

  1. 195 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1.69 1000 ha compare
  2. 196 American Samoa 1.6 1000 ha compare
  3. 197 British Virgin Islands 1.42 1000 ha compare
  4. 199 St. Lucia 1.16 1000 ha compare
  5. 200 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 1.08 1000 ha compare
  6. 201 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1.02 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from cci_lc in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
Grassland — area from cci_lc in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of was 1.18 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 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
The highest recorded value was 1.98 1000 ha in 1997.
What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
The lowest recorded value was 1.03 1000 ha in 2009.
How does São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of ranks 198th out of 219 countries with data for 2022.
Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 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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Indicator
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
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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.