Grassland — Area from MODIS in South America
South America: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 380,334 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Area from MODIS in South America, 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 America is 380,334 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in South America peaked at 387,446 1000 ha in 2018 and was at its lowest, 349,283 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places South America 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 349,283 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 356,316 1000 ha | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 364,230 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 367,798 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 368,584 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 370,890 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 370,005 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 372,003 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 368,422 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 368,065 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 362,519 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 365,293 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 366,451 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 363,204 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 371,885 1000 ha | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 383,176 1000 ha | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 383,786 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 387,446 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 386,396 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 384,700 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 385,420 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 385,623 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 384,377 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 380,334 1000 ha | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 365,281 1000 ha | 349,283 1000 ha | 372,003 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 373,822 1000 ha | 362,519 1000 ha | 387,446 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 384,091 1000 ha | 380,334 1000 ha | 385,623 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 China, mainland 276,956 1000 ha compare
- 3 Russian Federation 229,288 1000 ha compare
- 3 United Republic of Tanzania 39,390 1000 ha compare
- 4 Kazakhstan 228,984 1000 ha compare
- 4 Türkiye 36,740 1000 ha compare
- 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 34,085 1000 ha compare
- 5 Australia and New Zealand 217,264 1000 ha compare
- 6 Australia 207,497 1000 ha compare
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 18,755 1000 ha compare
- 7 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 18,648 1000 ha compare
- 7 Canada 203,741 1000 ha compare
- 8 Brazil 187,113 1000 ha compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of the Congo 7,189 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in South America?
- Grassland — area from modis in South America was 380,334 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 America?
- The highest recorded value was 387,446 1000 ha in 2018.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 349,283 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does South America rank for grassland — area from modis?
- South America ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South America 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.