Grassland — Area from MODIS in South Africa
South Africa: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 55,120 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Grassland — Area from MODIS in South Africa, 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 South Africa is 55,120 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in South Africa peaked at 57,590 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 54,547 1000 ha, in 2018.
That places South Africa 13th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in South Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 55,977 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 56,438 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56,284 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 55,826 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 55,866 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 56,038 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 57,026 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 56,535 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 55,944 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 56,287 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 56,032 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 55,543 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 55,199 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 56,104 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 55,491 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 54,904 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 55,582 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 54,547 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 55,113 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 56,468 1000 ha | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 57,590 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 57,121 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 55,972 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 55,120 1000 ha | -1.5% |
South Africa compared with similar countries
- South Africa's 55,120 1000 ha is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 814.65 1000 ha, 67.7× the median. (52 countries reporting)
- South Africa's 55,120 1000 ha is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 4,642 1000 ha, 11.9× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56,215 1000 ha | 55,826 1000 ha | 57,026 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 55,480 1000 ha | 54,547 1000 ha | 56,287 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 56,454 1000 ha | 55,120 1000 ha | 57,590 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Africa
- 10 Sudan (former) 92,493 1000 ha compare
- 10 Viet Nam 1,588 1000 ha compare
- 11 Argentina 86,322 1000 ha compare
- 11 Melanesia 1,087 1000 ha compare
- 12 Sudan 67,533 1000 ha compare
- 12 Syrian Arab Republic 947.58 1000 ha compare
- 13 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 828.75 1000 ha compare
- 14 Ethiopia 53,433 1000 ha compare
- 14 Republic of Moldova 179.53 1000 ha compare
- 15 Mali 49,706 1000 ha compare
- 15 Timor-Leste 104.56 1000 ha compare
- 16 Mexico 48,075 1000 ha compare
- 16 Polynesia 40.22 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.59 % 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 0.2953 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in South Africa?
- Grassland — area from modis in South Africa was 55,120 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 57,590 1000 ha in 2021.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54,547 1000 ha in 2018.
- How does South Africa rank for grassland — area from modis?
- South Africa ranks 13th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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.