Grassland — Area from MODIS in Pitcairn

Pitcairn: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 0.13 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
0.13 1000 ha
Change on year
down 45.8%
World rank
229th
of 240 countries
All-time high
0.26 1000 ha
in 2011
All-time low
0 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Pitcairn, 2001–2024

00.10.20.32001201220242001: 0 1000 ha2002: 0.02 1000 ha2003: 0 1000 ha2004: 0.02 1000 ha2005: 0.02 1000 ha2006: 0.02 1000 ha2007: 0.02 1000 ha2008: 0.04 1000 ha2009: 0.04 1000 ha2010: 0.09 1000 ha2011: 0.26 1000 ha2012: 0.13 1000 ha2013: 0 1000 ha2014: 0 1000 ha2015: 0.02 1000 ha2016: 0.04 1000 ha2017: 0.04 1000 ha2018: 0.04 1000 ha2019: 0.04 1000 ha2020: 0.06 1000 ha2021: 0.09 1000 ha2022: 0.09 1000 ha2023: 0.24 1000 ha2024: 0.13 1000 ha

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

Analysis

In 2024, grassland — area from modis in Pitcairn stood at 0.13 1000 ha.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 45.8% on the previous year and up 225.0% over five years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Pitcairn peaked at 0.26 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2001.

Pitcairn ranks 229th of 240 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.02 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 0.04 1000 ha 9
2010s 0.066 1000 ha 0 1000 ha 0.26 1000 ha 10
2020s 0.122 1000 ha 0.06 1000 ha 0.24 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Pitcairn

  1. 226 Norfolk Island 0.3 1000 ha compare
  2. 227 San Marino 0.24 1000 ha compare
  3. 228 China, Macao SAR 0.17 1000 ha compare
  4. 230 Naoero 0.09 1000 ha compare
  5. 231 Channel Islands 0.04 1000 ha compare
  6. 232 Gibraltar 0 1000 ha compare
  7. 232 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 1000 ha compare
  8. 232 Maldives 0 1000 ha compare
  9. 232 Marshall Islands 0 1000 ha compare
  10. 232 Monaco 0 1000 ha compare
  11. 232 Sao Tome and Principe 0 1000 ha compare
  12. 232 Tokelau 0 1000 ha compare
  13. 232 Tuvalu 0 1000 ha compare
  14. 232 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Pitcairn?
Grassland — area from modis in Pitcairn was 0.13 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Pitcairn?
The highest recorded value was 0.26 1000 ha in 2011.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Pitcairn?
The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Pitcairn rank for grassland — area from modis?
Pitcairn ranks 229th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Where does this Pitcairn 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.