Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 4,568 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4,568 1000 ha
Change on year
down 7.1%
World rank
55th
of 223 countries
All-time high
5,111 1000 ha
in 2010
All-time low
3,368 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2001–2024

02.0k4.0k6.0k2001201220242001: 3.4k 1000 ha2002: 4.0k 1000 ha2003: 4.3k 1000 ha2004: 4.3k 1000 ha2005: 4.2k 1000 ha2006: 3.6k 1000 ha2007: 3.8k 1000 ha2008: 4.2k 1000 ha2009: 4.5k 1000 ha2010: 5.1k 1000 ha2011: 4.9k 1000 ha2012: 4.7k 1000 ha2013: 4.2k 1000 ha2014: 4.2k 1000 ha2015: 4.8k 1000 ha2016: 4.9k 1000 ha2017: 4.9k 1000 ha2018: 4.4k 1000 ha2019: 4.8k 1000 ha2020: 4.9k 1000 ha2021: 4.9k 1000 ha2022: 5.0k 1000 ha2023: 4.9k 1000 ha2024: 4.6k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for grassland — area from modis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is 4,568 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 5,111 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 3,368 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 55th out of 223 countries 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 3,368 1000 ha
2002 4,007 1000 ha +19.0%
2003 4,296 1000 ha +7.2%
2004 4,337 1000 ha +1.0%
2005 4,158 1000 ha -4.1%
2006 3,624 1000 ha -12.9%
2007 3,766 1000 ha +3.9%
2008 4,181 1000 ha +11.0%
2009 4,544 1000 ha +8.7%
2010 5,111 1000 ha +12.5%
2011 4,909 1000 ha -3.9%
2012 4,697 1000 ha -4.3%
2013 4,186 1000 ha -10.9%
2014 4,225 1000 ha +0.9%
2015 4,758 1000 ha +12.6%
2016 4,932 1000 ha +3.7%
2017 4,893 1000 ha -0.8%
2018 4,438 1000 ha -9.3%
2019 4,815 1000 ha +8.5%
2020 4,946 1000 ha +2.7%
2021 4,892 1000 ha -1.1%
2022 5,000 1000 ha +2.2%
2023 4,917 1000 ha -1.7%
2024 4,568 1000 ha -7.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 4,031 1000 ha 3,368 1000 ha 4,544 1000 ha 9
2010s 4,696 1000 ha 4,186 1000 ha 5,111 1000 ha 10
2020s 4,865 1000 ha 4,568 1000 ha 5,000 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

  1. 52 Eritrea 4,834 1000 ha compare
  2. 53 Morocco 4,717 1000 ha compare
  3. 54 Azerbaijan 4,621 1000 ha compare
  4. 56 Benin 4,450 1000 ha compare
  5. 57 Ukraine 4,447 1000 ha compare
  6. 58 France 4,288 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Grassland — area from modis in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 4,568 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 5,111 1000 ha in 2010.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 3,368 1000 ha in 2001.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for grassland — area from modis?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 55th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 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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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
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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.