Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in South Africa
South Africa: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 24,181 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in South Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South Africa recorded 24,181 1000 ha for grassland — area from cci_lc in 2022.
The figure is down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in South Africa peaked at 24,387 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23,994 1000 ha, in 1994.
South Africa ranks 22nd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24,067 1000 ha | 23,994 1000 ha | 24,293 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 24,359 1000 ha | 24,314 1000 ha | 24,387 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 24,316 1000 ha | 24,233 1000 ha | 24,341 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,191 1000 ha | 24,181 1000 ha | 24,207 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
More environment data for South Africa
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 18.04 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,240 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 600 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 69.19 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 87.12 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 83,928 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.43 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 413 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 12.46 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 12,000 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from cci_lc in South Africa?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in South Africa was 24,181 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 24,387 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,994 1000 ha in 1994.
- How does South Africa rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- South Africa ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.