Grassland — Area from MODIS in India
India: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 19,835 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from MODIS in India, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for grassland — area from modis in India is 19,835 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in India peaked at 36,701 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 17,942 1000 ha, in 2021.
India ranks 33rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in India, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 36,701 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 34,219 1000 ha | -6.8% |
| 2003 | 30,120 1000 ha | -12.0% |
| 2004 | 26,587 1000 ha | -11.7% |
| 2005 | 24,444 1000 ha | -8.1% |
| 2006 | 25,409 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 23,842 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2008 | 24,626 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2009 | 24,723 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 22,548 1000 ha | -8.8% |
| 2011 | 24,141 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2012 | 25,133 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 22,810 1000 ha | -9.2% |
| 2014 | 21,884 1000 ha | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 22,332 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 22,315 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 20,634 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2018 | 22,982 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2019 | 20,750 1000 ha | -9.7% |
| 2020 | 19,100 1000 ha | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 17,942 1000 ha | -6.1% |
| 2022 | 18,493 1000 ha | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 19,888 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2024 | 19,835 1000 ha | -0.3% |
India compared with similar countries
- India's 19,835 1000 ha is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 3,142 1000 ha, 6.3× the median. (41 countries reporting)
- India's 19,835 1000 ha is above the median for South Asia, which is 549.17 1000 ha, 36.1× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27,852 1000 ha | 23,842 1000 ha | 36,701 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 22,553 1000 ha | 20,634 1000 ha | 25,133 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 19,052 1000 ha | 17,942 1000 ha | 19,888 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near India
- 30 Zambia 22,707 1000 ha compare
- 31 Mozambique 20,467 1000 ha compare
- 32 Namibia 20,443 1000 ha compare
- 34 Mauritania 16,298 1000 ha compare
- 35 Senegal 15,676 1000 ha compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 14,817 1000 ha compare
More environment data for India
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 11.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 12.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.954 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 17.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in India?
- Grassland — area from modis in India was 19,835 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in India?
- The highest recorded value was 36,701 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in India?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,942 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does India rank for grassland — area from modis?
- India ranks 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in India?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this India 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.