Grassland — Area from MODIS in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 92,638 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Southern Asia, 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 Southern Asia is 92,638 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Southern Asia peaked at 101,830 1000 ha in 2002 and was at its lowest, 88,482 1000 ha, in 2021.
That places Southern Asia 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Grassland — Area from MODIS in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 101,807 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 101,830 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 99,850 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 97,207 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 96,970 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 98,577 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 98,788 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 100,112 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 99,774 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 97,928 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 99,829 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 99,917 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 97,106 1000 ha | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 95,298 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2015 | 95,121 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 94,781 1000 ha | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 92,643 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 93,095 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 91,946 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 90,889 1000 ha | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 88,482 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2022 | 89,158 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 91,444 1000 ha | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 92,638 1000 ha | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 99,435 1000 ha | 96,970 1000 ha | 101,830 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 95,767 1000 ha | 91,946 1000 ha | 99,917 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 90,522 1000 ha | 88,482 1000 ha | 92,638 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 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
- 13 South Africa 55,120 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
- 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
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 24.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 18.27 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — area from modis in Southern Asia?
- Grassland — area from modis in Southern Asia was 92,638 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 101,830 1000 ha in 2002.
- What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,482 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Southern Asia rank for grassland — area from modis?
- Southern Asia ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.