Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, mainland

China, mainland: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 276,956 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
276,956 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
2nd
of 240 countries
All-time high
289,674 1000 ha
in 2007
All-time low
276,956 1000 ha
in 2024
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in China, mainland, 2001–2024

0100.0k200.0k300.0k2001201220242001: 278.1k 1000 ha2002: 286.4k 1000 ha2003: 289.1k 1000 ha2004: 287.6k 1000 ha2005: 287.0k 1000 ha2006: 288.4k 1000 ha2007: 289.7k 1000 ha2008: 288.2k 1000 ha2009: 288.3k 1000 ha2010: 287.0k 1000 ha2011: 287.1k 1000 ha2012: 287.1k 1000 ha2013: 285.8k 1000 ha2014: 284.9k 1000 ha2015: 282.8k 1000 ha2016: 282.0k 1000 ha2017: 282.7k 1000 ha2018: 283.2k 1000 ha2019: 283.6k 1000 ha2020: 282.9k 1000 ha2021: 281.2k 1000 ha2022: 277.4k 1000 ha2023: 277.2k 1000 ha2024: 277.0k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — area from modis in China, mainland stood at 276,956 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in China, mainland peaked at 289,674 1000 ha in 2007 and was at its lowest, 276,956 1000 ha, in 2024.

China, mainland ranks 2nd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 286,977 1000 ha 278,114 1000 ha 289,674 1000 ha 9
2010s 284,626 1000 ha 281,978 1000 ha 287,150 1000 ha 10
2020s 279,124 1000 ha 276,956 1000 ha 282,937 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near China, mainland

  1. 1 China 277,032 1000 ha compare
  2. 3 Russian Federation 229,288 1000 ha compare
  3. 4 Kazakhstan 228,984 1000 ha compare
  4. 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in China, mainland?
Grassland — area from modis in China, mainland was 276,956 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, mainland?
The highest recorded value was 289,674 1000 ha in 2007.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in China, mainland?
The lowest recorded value was 276,956 1000 ha in 2024.
How does China, mainland rank for grassland — area from modis?
China, mainland ranks 2nd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in China, mainland?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this China, mainland 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

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
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.