Grassland — Area from MODIS in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Grassland — Area from MODIS was 49,880 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
European Union (27) recorded 49,880 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in European Union (27) peaked at 51,465 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 44,819 1000 ha, in 2002.
European Union (27) ranks 19th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 45,368 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 44,819 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 45,991 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 47,944 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2005 | 49,187 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 47,877 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 50,202 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2008 | 51,197 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50,611 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 50,139 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 48,034 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2012 | 48,167 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 48,097 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 46,557 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2015 | 46,135 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 45,417 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 46,850 1000 ha | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 46,593 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 45,993 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 46,217 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 48,370 1000 ha | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 51,465 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2023 | 51,317 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 49,880 1000 ha | -2.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48,133 1000 ha | 44,819 1000 ha | 51,197 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 47,198 1000 ha | 45,417 1000 ha | 50,139 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 49,450 1000 ha | 46,217 1000 ha | 51,465 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 16 Mexico 48,075 1000 ha compare
- 16 Polynesia 40.22 1000 ha compare
- 17 Angola 45,855 1000 ha compare
- 17 Micronesia 15.81 1000 ha compare
- 18 Chad 43,981 1000 ha compare
- 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.86 1000 ha compare
- 19 Kenya 43,217 1000 ha compare
- 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.51 1000 ha compare
- 20 Madagascar 40,125 1000 ha compare
- 21 Nigeria 34,738 1000 ha compare
- 22 Peru 33,248 1000 ha compare
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 17.28 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 431,318 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 3.11 million 1000 USD (1989)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in European Union (27)?
- Grassland — area from modis in European Union (27) was 49,880 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 51,465 1000 ha in 2022.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 44,819 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does European Union (27) rank for grassland — area from modis?
- European Union (27) ranks 19th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.