Grassland — Area from MODIS in Canada

Canada: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 203,741 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
203,741 1000 ha
Change on year
up 0.5%
World rank
7th
of 223 countries
All-time high
205,480 1000 ha
in 2012
All-time low
182,192 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Canada, 2001–2024

050.0k100.0k150.0k200.0k2001201220242001: 182.2k 1000 ha2002: 193.9k 1000 ha2003: 197.9k 1000 ha2004: 192.4k 1000 ha2005: 190.6k 1000 ha2006: 192.3k 1000 ha2007: 195.6k 1000 ha2008: 198.7k 1000 ha2009: 200.8k 1000 ha2010: 201.2k 1000 ha2011: 204.1k 1000 ha2012: 205.5k 1000 ha2013: 202.2k 1000 ha2014: 199.4k 1000 ha2015: 199.6k 1000 ha2016: 198.1k 1000 ha2017: 194.7k 1000 ha2018: 192.4k 1000 ha2019: 193.7k 1000 ha2020: 196.2k 1000 ha2021: 197.8k 1000 ha2022: 200.1k 1000 ha2023: 202.7k 1000 ha2024: 203.7k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland — area from modis in Canada is 203,741 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Canada peaked at 205,480 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 182,192 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Canada 7th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Canada, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in Canada, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 182,192 1000 ha —
2002 193,851 1000 ha +6.4%
2003 197,936 1000 ha +2.1%
2004 192,362 1000 ha -2.8%
2005 190,641 1000 ha -0.9%
2006 192,283 1000 ha +0.9%
2007 195,595 1000 ha +1.7%
2008 198,663 1000 ha +1.6%
2009 200,830 1000 ha +1.1%
2010 201,210 1000 ha +0.2%
2011 204,060 1000 ha +1.4%
2012 205,480 1000 ha +0.7%
2013 202,160 1000 ha -1.6%
2014 199,365 1000 ha -1.4%
2015 199,617 1000 ha +0.1%
2016 198,135 1000 ha -0.7%
2017 194,733 1000 ha -1.7%
2018 192,400 1000 ha -1.2%
2019 193,722 1000 ha +0.7%
2020 196,237 1000 ha +1.3%
2021 197,845 1000 ha +0.8%
2022 200,077 1000 ha +1.1%
2023 202,733 1000 ha +1.3%
2024 203,741 1000 ha +0.5%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 203,741 1000 ha is above the median for high income countries, which is 294.06 1000 ha, 692.9× the median. (73 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 193,817 1000 ha 182,192 1000 ha 200,830 1000 ha 9
2010s 199,088 1000 ha 192,400 1000 ha 205,480 1000 ha 10
2020s 200,127 1000 ha 196,237 1000 ha 203,741 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 4 Kazakhstan 228,984 1000 ha compare
  2. 4 Türkiye 36,740 1000 ha compare
  3. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,085 1000 ha compare
  4. 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare
  5. 6 Australia 207,497 1000 ha compare
  6. 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,755 1000 ha compare
  7. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18,648 1000 ha compare
  8. 8 Brazil 187,113 1000 ha compare
  9. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,189 1000 ha compare
  10. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,639 1000 ha compare
  11. 9 Mongolia 100,380 1000 ha compare
  12. 10 Sudan (former) 92,493 1000 ha compare
  13. 10 Viet Nam 1,588 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Canada?
Grassland — area from modis in Canada was 203,741 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Canada?
The highest recorded value was 205,480 1000 ha in 2012.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 182,192 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Canada rank for grassland — area from modis?
Canada ranks 7th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canada 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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Indicator
Grassland — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.