Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Asia

Western Asia: Grassland — Area from MODIS was 60,770 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
60,770 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
17th
of 26 groups
All-time high
63,046 1000 ha
in 2001
All-time low
57,673 1000 ha
in 2018
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Asia, 2001–2024

020.0k40.0k60.0k2001201220242001: 63.0k 1000 ha2002: 60.2k 1000 ha2003: 61.1k 1000 ha2004: 61.1k 1000 ha2005: 61.4k 1000 ha2006: 60.1k 1000 ha2007: 61.0k 1000 ha2008: 60.6k 1000 ha2009: 58.7k 1000 ha2010: 59.0k 1000 ha2011: 58.3k 1000 ha2012: 58.9k 1000 ha2013: 59.1k 1000 ha2014: 61.2k 1000 ha2015: 59.7k 1000 ha2016: 60.1k 1000 ha2017: 59.3k 1000 ha2018: 57.7k 1000 ha2019: 61.3k 1000 ha2020: 61.4k 1000 ha2021: 61.2k 1000 ha2022: 60.8k 1000 ha2023: 59.9k 1000 ha2024: 60.8k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

Western Asia recorded 60,770 1000 ha for grassland — area from modis in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, grassland — area from modis in Western Asia peaked at 63,046 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57,673 1000 ha, in 2018.

That places Western Asia 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for Grassland — Area from MODIS in Western Asia, 2001 to 2024.
Year 1000 ha Change
2001 63,046 1000 ha —
2002 60,227 1000 ha -4.5%
2003 61,110 1000 ha +1.5%
2004 61,062 1000 ha -0.1%
2005 61,389 1000 ha +0.5%
2006 60,096 1000 ha -2.1%
2007 60,981 1000 ha +1.5%
2008 60,573 1000 ha -0.7%
2009 58,732 1000 ha -3.0%
2010 58,957 1000 ha +0.4%
2011 58,332 1000 ha -1.1%
2012 58,874 1000 ha +0.9%
2013 59,088 1000 ha +0.4%
2014 61,209 1000 ha +3.6%
2015 59,737 1000 ha -2.4%
2016 60,117 1000 ha +0.6%
2017 59,257 1000 ha -1.4%
2018 57,673 1000 ha -2.7%
2019 61,302 1000 ha +6.3%
2020 61,368 1000 ha +0.1%
2021 61,184 1000 ha -0.3%
2022 60,820 1000 ha -0.6%
2023 59,900 1000 ha -1.5%
2024 60,770 1000 ha +1.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 60,802 1000 ha 58,732 1000 ha 63,046 1000 ha 9
2010s 59,455 1000 ha 57,673 1000 ha 61,302 1000 ha 10
2020s 60,808 1000 ha 59,900 1000 ha 61,368 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Western Asia

  1. 14 Ethiopia 53,433 1000 ha compare
  2. 14 Republic of Moldova 179.53 1000 ha compare
  3. 15 Mali 49,706 1000 ha compare
  4. 15 Timor-Leste 104.56 1000 ha compare
  5. 16 Mexico 48,075 1000 ha compare
  6. 16 Polynesia 40.22 1000 ha compare
  7. 17 Angola 45,855 1000 ha compare
  8. 17 Micronesia 15.81 1000 ha compare
  9. 18 Chad 43,981 1000 ha compare
  10. 18 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0.86 1000 ha compare
  11. 19 Kenya 43,217 1000 ha compare
  12. 19 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0.51 1000 ha compare
  13. 20 Madagascar 40,125 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is grassland — area from modis in Western Asia?
Grassland — area from modis in Western Asia was 60,770 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest grassland — area from modis recorded in Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 63,046 1000 ha in 2001.
What is the lowest grassland — area from modis recorded in Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 57,673 1000 ha in 2018.
How does Western Asia rank for grassland — area from modis?
Western Asia ranks 17th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
Is grassland — area from modis rising or falling in Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Western 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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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.