Grassland — Area from MODIS in Central Asia

Central Asia: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 270,543 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
270,543 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
10th
of 26 groups
All-time high
286,557 1000 ha
in 2005
All-time low
264,687 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Central Asia, 2001–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2001201220242001: 264.7k 1000 ha2002: 279.8k 1000 ha2003: 283.6k 1000 ha2004: 285.5k 1000 ha2005: 286.6k 1000 ha2006: 285.5k 1000 ha2007: 285.0k 1000 ha2008: 284.9k 1000 ha2009: 283.4k 1000 ha2010: 285.3k 1000 ha2011: 281.4k 1000 ha2012: 283.0k 1000 ha2013: 280.9k 1000 ha2014: 278.5k 1000 ha2015: 277.2k 1000 ha2016: 279.3k 1000 ha2017: 279.5k 1000 ha2018: 277.8k 1000 ha2019: 281.2k 1000 ha2020: 281.3k 1000 ha2021: 279.1k 1000 ha2022: 276.3k 1000 ha2023: 272.9k 1000 ha2024: 270.5k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Central Asia stood at 270,543 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Central Asia peaked at 286,557 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 264,687 1000 ha, in 2001.

Central Asia ranks 10th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in Central Asia, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 264,687 1000 ha —
2002 279,802 1000 ha +5.7%
2003 283,580 1000 ha +1.4%
2004 285,460 1000 ha +0.7%
2005 286,557 1000 ha +0.4%
2006 285,534 1000 ha -0.4%
2007 284,969 1000 ha -0.2%
2008 284,875 1000 ha -0.0%
2009 283,385 1000 ha -0.5%
2010 285,337 1000 ha +0.7%
2011 281,381 1000 ha -1.4%
2012 282,991 1000 ha +0.6%
2013 280,894 1000 ha -0.7%
2014 278,470 1000 ha -0.9%
2015 277,217 1000 ha -0.4%
2016 279,298 1000 ha +0.8%
2017 279,451 1000 ha +0.1%
2018 277,764 1000 ha -0.6%
2019 281,220 1000 ha +1.2%
2020 281,276 1000 ha +0.0%
2021 279,109 1000 ha -0.8%
2022 276,296 1000 ha -1.0%
2023 272,917 1000 ha -1.2%
2024 270,543 1000 ha -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 282,094 1000 ha 264,687 1000 ha 286,557 1000 ha 9
2010s 280,402 1000 ha 277,217 1000 ha 285,337 1000 ha 10
2020s 276,028 1000 ha 270,543 1000 ha 281,276 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Central Asia

  1. 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18,648 1000 ha compare
  2. 7 Canada 203,741 1000 ha compare
  3. 8 Brazil 187,113 1000 ha compare
  4. 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,189 1000 ha compare
  5. 9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 2,639 1000 ha compare
  6. 9 Mongolia 100,380 1000 ha compare
  7. 10 Sudan (former) 92,493 1000 ha compare
  8. 10 Viet Nam 1,588 1000 ha compare
  9. 11 Argentina 86,322 1000 ha compare
  10. 11 Melanesia 1,087 1000 ha compare
  11. 12 Sudan 67,533 1000 ha compare
  12. 12 Syrian Arab Republic 947.58 1000 ha compare
  13. 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 828.75 1000 ha compare
  14. 13 South Africa 55,120 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Central Asia?
Grassland — area from modis in Central Asia was 270,543 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 286,557 1000 ha in 2005.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 264,687 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Central Asia rank for grassland — area from modis?
Central Asia ranks 10th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Central Asia 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.