Grassland — Area from MODIS in Australia
Australia: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 207,497 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Australia, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Australia recorded 207,497 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Australia peaked at 211,015 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 171,470 1000 ha, in 2015.
Australia ranks 6th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 202,750 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 189,701 1000 ha | -6.4% |
| 2003 | 177,887 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2004 | 190,043 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 187,925 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 188,853 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 188,821 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 187,472 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 183,979 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 195,245 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 211,015 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2012 | 203,257 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 186,879 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2014 | 177,722 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2015 | 171,470 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 173,406 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 182,998 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2018 | 183,552 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 179,841 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 178,239 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 181,212 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 185,488 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 201,327 1000 ha | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 207,497 1000 ha | +3.1% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 207,497 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 294.06 1000 ha, 705.6× the median. (73 countries reporting)
- Australia's 207,497 1000 ha is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 44.29 1000 ha, 4685.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188,603 1000 ha | 177,887 1000 ha | 202,750 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 186,538 1000 ha | 171,470 1000 ha | 211,015 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 190,753 1000 ha | 178,239 1000 ha | 207,497 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
- 3 Russian Federation 229,288 1000 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 39,390 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 228,984 1000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 36,740 1000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,085 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,755 1000 ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18,648 1000 ha compare
- 7 Canada 203,741 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 187,113 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,189 1000 ha compare
- 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,639 1000 ha compare
- 9 Mongolia 100,380 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in Australia?
- Grassland — area from modis in Australia was 207,497 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 211,015 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 171,470 1000 ha in 2015.
- How does Australia rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Australia ranks 6th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Australia data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Area from MODIS. 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.