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Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, Macao SAR

China, Macao SAR: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 0.17 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.17 1000 ha
Change on year
up 13.3%
World rank
212th
of 223 countries
All-time high
0.17 1000 ha
in 2024
All-time low
0.02 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, Macao SAR, 2001–2024

00.050.10.152001201220242001: 0.02 1000 ha2002: 0.04 1000 ha2003: 0.02 1000 ha2004: 0.04 1000 ha2005: 0.13 1000 ha2006: 0.04 1000 ha2007: 0.04 1000 ha2008: 0.06 1000 ha2009: 0.02 1000 ha2010: 0.04 1000 ha2011: 0.11 1000 ha2012: 0.06 1000 ha2013: 0.06 1000 ha2014: 0.06 1000 ha2015: 0.09 1000 ha2016: 0.06 1000 ha2017: 0.06 1000 ha2018: 0.02 1000 ha2019: 0.06 1000 ha2020: 0.09 1000 ha2021: 0.09 1000 ha2022: 0.11 1000 ha2023: 0.15 1000 ha2024: 0.17 1000 ha

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

Analysis

China, Macao SAR recorded 0.17 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.

The figure is up 13.3% on the previous year and up 183.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in China, Macao SAR peaked at 0.17 1000 ha in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.02 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places China, Macao SAR 212th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, Macao SAR, year by year

Year 1000 ha Change
2001 0.02 1000 ha —
2002 0.04 1000 ha +100.0%
2003 0.02 1000 ha -50.0%
2004 0.04 1000 ha +100.0%
2005 0.13 1000 ha +225.0%
2006 0.04 1000 ha -69.2%
2007 0.04 1000 ha +0.0%
2008 0.06 1000 ha +50.0%
2009 0.02 1000 ha -66.7%
2010 0.04 1000 ha +100.0%
2011 0.11 1000 ha +175.0%
2012 0.06 1000 ha -45.5%
2013 0.06 1000 ha +0.0%
2014 0.06 1000 ha +0.0%
2015 0.09 1000 ha +50.0%
2016 0.06 1000 ha -33.3%
2017 0.06 1000 ha +0.0%
2018 0.02 1000 ha -66.7%
2019 0.06 1000 ha +200.0%
2020 0.09 1000 ha +50.0%
2021 0.09 1000 ha +0.0%
2022 0.11 1000 ha +22.2%
2023 0.15 1000 ha +36.4%
2024 0.17 1000 ha +13.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0456 1000 ha 0.02 1000 ha 0.13 1000 ha 9
2010s 0.062 1000 ha 0.02 1000 ha 0.11 1000 ha 10
2020s 0.122 1000 ha 0.09 1000 ha 0.17 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near China, Macao SAR

  1. 209 Palau 0.41 1000 ha compare
  2. 210 Norfolk Island 0.3 1000 ha compare
  3. 211 San Marino 0.24 1000 ha compare
  4. 213 Pitcairn 0.13 1000 ha compare
  5. 214 Naoero 0.09 1000 ha compare
  6. 215 Gibraltar 0 1000 ha compare
  7. 215 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 1000 ha compare
  8. 215 Maldives 0 1000 ha compare
  9. 215 Marshall Islands 0 1000 ha
  10. 215 Monaco 0 1000 ha
  11. 215 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1000 ha compare
  12. 215 Tokelau 0 1000 ha
  13. 215 Tuvalu 0 1000 ha
  14. 215 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in China, Macao SAR?
Grassland — area from modis in China, Macao SAR was 0.17 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in China, Macao SAR?
The highest recorded value was 0.17 1000 ha in 2024.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in China, Macao SAR?
The lowest recorded value was 0.02 1000 ha in 2001.
How does China, Macao SAR rank for grassland — area from modis?
China, Macao SAR ranks 212th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in China, Macao SAR?
Over the last ten years it is up 183.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this China, Macao SAR 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.