Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 11,553 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 11,553 1000 ha for grassland — area from cci_lc in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 11,977 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 11,538 1000 ha, in 2004.
That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 29th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 11,977 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 11,968 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 11,960 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 11,880 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 1996 | 11,844 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 11,750 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 11,713 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 11,659 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 11,627 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 11,594 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 11,562 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11,546 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 11,538 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 11,548 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 11,554 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 11,574 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 11,602 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 11,603 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 11,605 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 11,608 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 11,616 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 11,623 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 11,617 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 11,616 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 11,640 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 11,645 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11,646 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11,640 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 11,634 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 11,599 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 11,553 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11,844 1000 ha | 11,659 1000 ha | 11,977 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 11,575 1000 ha | 11,538 1000 ha | 11,627 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 11,626 1000 ha | 11,605 1000 ha | 11,646 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 11,595 1000 ha | 11,553 1000 ha | 11,634 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- 26 Cabo Verde 57.26 1000 ha compare
- 26 Chad 14,658 1000 ha compare
- 27 New Zealand 14,176 1000 ha compare
- 28 Ethiopia 11,677 1000 ha compare
- 30 Uruguay 11,447 1000 ha compare
- 31 France 11,428 1000 ha compare
- 32 Mauritania 11,088 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.444 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.84 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 1.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area, annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area, annual growth rate -3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Inland waters — Area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area, annual growth rate -7.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from cci_lc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Grassland — area from cci_lc in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 11,553 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 11,977 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,538 1000 ha in 2004.
- How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 29th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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.