Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Western Europe

Western Europe: Grassland — Area from CCI_LC was 22,997 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
22,997 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
23rd
of 29 groups
All-time high
22,997 1000 ha
in 2022
All-time low
22,123 1000 ha
in 1997
Years of data
31
1992–2022

Grassland — Area from CCI_LC in Western Europe, 1992–2022

05.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k1992200720221992: 22.1k 1000 ha1993: 22.1k 1000 ha1994: 22.1k 1000 ha1995: 22.2k 1000 ha1996: 22.1k 1000 ha1997: 22.1k 1000 ha1998: 22.2k 1000 ha1999: 22.4k 1000 ha2000: 22.5k 1000 ha2001: 22.5k 1000 ha2002: 22.6k 1000 ha2003: 22.6k 1000 ha2004: 22.6k 1000 ha2005: 22.6k 1000 ha2006: 22.7k 1000 ha2007: 22.7k 1000 ha2008: 22.7k 1000 ha2009: 22.7k 1000 ha2010: 22.8k 1000 ha2011: 22.8k 1000 ha2012: 22.8k 1000 ha2013: 22.8k 1000 ha2014: 22.8k 1000 ha2015: 22.8k 1000 ha2016: 22.9k 1000 ha2017: 22.9k 1000 ha2018: 22.9k 1000 ha2019: 22.9k 1000 ha2020: 23.0k 1000 ha2021: 23.0k 1000 ha2022: 23.0k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland — area from cci_lc in Western Europe is 22,997 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from cci_lc in Western Europe peaked at 22,997 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 22,123 1000 ha, in 1997.

Western Europe ranks 23rd of 29 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 22,182 1000 ha 22,123 1000 ha 22,408 1000 ha 8
2000s 22,617 1000 ha 22,501 1000 ha 22,684 1000 ha 10
2010s 22,845 1000 ha 22,753 1000 ha 22,940 1000 ha 10
2020s 22,973 1000 ha 22,953 1000 ha 22,997 1000 ha 3

Countries ranked near Western Europe

  1. 20 Colombia 16,820 1000 ha compare
  2. 21 Mali 16,352 1000 ha compare
  3. 22 Peru 16,314 1000 ha compare
  4. 23 Argentina 15,212 1000 ha compare
  5. 24 Niger 14,953 1000 ha compare
  6. 25 Kenya 14,904 1000 ha compare
  7. 26 Chad 14,658 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 Western Europe?
Grassland — area from cci_lc in Western Europe was 22,997 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 Western Europe?
The highest recorded value was 22,997 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest grassland — area from cci_lc recorded in Western Europe?
The lowest recorded value was 22,123 1000 ha in 1997.
How does Western Europe rank for grassland — area from cci_lc?
Western Europe ranks 23rd out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
Is grassland — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Western Europe?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western 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

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
Last refreshed

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.