Land cover and land cover change β Grassland by country
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from...
Countries reporting
252
Highest
13.30 million Square kilometres
SDR
Lowest
0 Square kilometres
Brunei Darussalam
Median
1,421 Square kilometres
Years covered
23
2000β2022
Data points
6,318
What the numbers show
Land cover and land cover change β Grassland is currently reported for 252 countries. The highest value is 13.30 million Square kilometres in SDR; the lowest is 0 Square kilometres in Brunei Darussalam.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,421 Square kilometres, and the mean is 145,399 Square kilometres.
Over the past decade 87 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in Philippines (up 203.1%), and the largest decrease in Shikoku (down 62.8%).
Land cover and land cover change β Grassland: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SDR | 13.30 million Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | OECD | 4.36 million Square kilometres | 2022 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 3 | China | 2.59 million Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 4 | CIS | 2.19 million Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | ACP | 2.00 million Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 6 | United States | 1.72 million Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 1.45 million Square kilometres | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 8 | Australia | 1.31 million Square kilometres | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 9 | Russian Federation | 1.18 million Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | Kazakhstan | 807,027 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 11 | Brazil | 432,181 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 12 | EEA | 409,451 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 13 | Namibia | 380,253 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Mongolia | 324,859 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 15 | Canada | 243,318 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 16 | Afghanistan | 236,752 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 17 | South Africa | 218,130 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 18 | Pakistan | 169,880 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 19 | Angola | 163,864 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 20 | Venezuela | 162,424 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 21 | Peru | 153,926 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 22 | Colombia | 151,344 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 23 | Mali | 140,675 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 24 | Niger | 139,551 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 25 | New Zealand | 139,349 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 26 | Kenya | 135,219 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 3.8% | flat |
| 27 | Chad | 124,648 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 112,306 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Uruguay | 110,091 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 30 | India | 108,964 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 31 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 98,728 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 32 | France | 90,702 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 33 | Argentina | 83,283 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | Kyrgyzstan | 78,929 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 35 | Central African Republic | 67,967 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 36 | Somalia | 65,888 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 37 | Tajikistan | 62,561 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 38 | Germany | 48,647 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 39 | Ireland | 46,280 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 40 | Iran | 45,870 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 42,110 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 42 | Scotland | 39,546 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 43 | Norway | 38,510 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 44 | Greenland | 34,100 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Chile | 33,058 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 46 | Spain | 32,317 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 47 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 30,854 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 48 | Botswana | 30,654 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.4% | falling |
| 49 | Mozambique | 28,859 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 50 | Nepal | 27,753 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 51 | Uzbekistan | 27,626 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 52 | Nigeria | 26,169 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 53 | Iceland | 24,008 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Eritrea | 22,790 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 55 | Sweden | 19,525 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 56 | Italy | 19,443 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 57 | Auvergne-RhΓ΄ne-Alpes | 18,980 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 58 | Romania | 18,068 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Wales | 16,276 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 60 | Paraguay | 14,805 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 14,704 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 62 | Ukraine | 14,444 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 63 | Cameroon | 14,134 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 64 | Haiti | 14,065 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 65 | Austria | 12,961 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 66 | Ecuador | 12,503 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 67 | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 12,465 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 68 | South West England | 12,127 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 69 | Bourgogne-Franche-ComtΓ© | 12,064 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 70 | Turkmenistan | 11,805 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 71 | Zambia | 11,688 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 72 | Switzerland | 11,610 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 73 | Congo | 11,514 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 74 | Senegal | 11,484 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 75 | Normandy | 11,478 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 76 | Northern Ireland | 10,992 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 77 | Occitanie | 9,548 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 78 | North West England | 9,421 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 79 | Grand Est | 8,430 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 80 | Dynamic Asian economies | 8,221 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 81 | Uganda | 7,257 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 82 | Greece | 7,151 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 83 | Cuba | 6,653 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 84 | Myanmar | 6,643 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 85 | Hungary | 6,584 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 86 | Indonesia | 6,254 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 87 | South East England | 6,240 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 88 | Czechia | 5,998 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 89 | Georgia | 5,653 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 90 | Dominican Republic | 5,642 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 91 | Honduras | 5,522 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 92 | Guatemala | 5,445 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 7.0% | flat |
| 93 | Bhutan | 5,339 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 94 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,146 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 95 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 4,721 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 96 | Nicaragua | 4,693 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 97 | West Midlands | 4,609 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 98 | Pays de la Loire | 4,582 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 99 | Gabon | 4,539 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 100 | Schleswig-Holstein | 4,469 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 101 | Belgium | 4,454 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 102 | North East England | 4,028 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 103 | Provence-Alpes-CΓ΄te dβAzur | 3,820 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 104 | Azerbaijan | 3,735 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 105 | North Rhine-Westphalia | 3,539 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 106 | Belarus | 3,537 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 107 | Burundi | 3,357 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 108 | Armenia | 3,211 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 109 | Centre - Val de Loire | 3,030 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 110 | Rhineland-Palatinate | 2,991 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 111 | North Macedonia | 2,947 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 112 | Denmark | 2,932 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 113 | Iraq | 2,800 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 114 | Serbia | 2,770 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 115 | East Midlands | 2,754 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 116 | Hauts-de-France | 2,631 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 117 | Malawi | 2,199 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 118 | Finland | 2,104 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 119 | Brittany | 1,967 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 120 | Thailand | 1,926 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 121 | Bulgaria | 1,834 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 122 | Papua New Guinea | 1,738 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 123 | Saxony-Anhalt | 1,665 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 124 | Saxony | 1,610 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 125 | Albania | 1,517 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 126 | Thuringia | 1,427 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 127 | East of England | 1,415 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 128 | Guyana | 1,387 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 129 | Corsica (region, level 2) | 1,382 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 130 | Bahamas | 1,336 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 131 | Cambodia | 1,177 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 132 | Bangladesh | 1,077 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 133 | Faroe Islands | 939.33 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 134 | Jamaica | 846.06 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 135 | Portugal | 841.15 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 136 | Djibouti | 778.37 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 137 | Morocco | 668.38 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 138 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 661.42 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 139 | Luxembourg | 612.4 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 140 | Japan | 561.2 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 141 | Panama | 542.24 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 142 | Democratic Peopleβs Republic of Korea | 539.24 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 143 | Sierra Leone | 535.8 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 475.94 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 145 | Guam | 464.19 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Yemen | 431.14 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 147 | Isle of Man | 373.86 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 148 | Belize | 335.69 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 149 | Hokkaido | 260.37 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 150 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 229.38 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 151 | Costa Rica | 211.72 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 152 | Mexico | 192.49 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 5.5% | falling |
| 153 | Greater London | 175.41 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 135.13 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 155 | Kyushu, Okinawa | 127.2 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 156 | Suriname | 126.83 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 157 | Northern Mariana Islands | 122.17 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Sri Lanka | 116.92 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 159 | Andorra | 105.39 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 160 | Algeria | 87.74 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 7.2% | volatile |
| 161 | Saint Helena | 84.91 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 162 | Libya | 81.29 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | New Caledonia | 69.99 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 13.3% | flat |
| 164 | Cyprus | 68.77 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 165 | Tohoku | 66.94 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 166 | Guinea-Bissau | 66.31 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 167 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 66.02 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Trinidad and Tobago | 64.73 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 169 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 62.53 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 170 | Hokuriku | 53.52 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 171 | Jordan | 43.71 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 64.9% | rising |
| 172 | Ghana | 43.24 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 173 | Rwanda | 43.2 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 174 | El Salvador | 41.96 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 175 | Liechtenstein | 35.66 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 176 | Northern-Kanto, Koshin | 25.38 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 177 | French Southern and Antarctic Lands | 25.04 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | United States Virgin Islands | 18.54 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 179 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.81 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 180 | Chinese Taipei | 16.3 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 33.6% | rising |
| 181 | Tunisia | 16.2 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 182 | Saudi Arabia | 15.37 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 21.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Benin | 13.9 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 184 | Hong Kong (China) | 13.78 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 185 | Israel | 13.53 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 186 | CΓ΄te dβIvoire | 13.28 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 187 | Togo | 13.1 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 70.5% | rising |
| 188 | Liberia | 12.8 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 189 | Grenada | 12.05 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Comoros | 10.73 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 191 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 9.86 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Lebanon | 9.62 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 193 | Aruba | 9.48 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 62.5% | falling |
| 194 | Philippines | 8.59 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 203.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 7.54 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 196 | Shikoku | 6.97 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 62.8% | falling |
| 197 | Guinea | 6.48 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 35.5% | falling |
| 198 | Southern-Kanto | 6.28 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 199 | Chugoku | 5.65 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 57.6% | falling |
| 200 | Toukai | 5.46 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 47.5% | falling |
| 201 | Seychelles | 4.62 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 202 | Kansai region | 3.42 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 56.4% | falling |
| 203 | Barbados | 3.32 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 204 | Gambia | 3.29 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 205 | Mauritius | 2.99 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 206 | Bailiwick of Guernsey | 2.94 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Dominica | 2.6 Square kilometres | 2022 | up 107.2% | rising |
| 208 | Jersey | 2.31 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 209 | Malaysia | 1.99 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 210 | Cayman Islands | 1.21 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Palestine, State of | 1.2 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 212 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0.3838 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 213 | San Marino | 0.2593 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.182 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Vanuatu | 0.1775 Square kilometres | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 216 | British Virgin Islands | 0.1573 Square kilometres | 2022 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 217 | United Arab Emirates | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 217 | American Samoa | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Bahrain | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Bermuda | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Egypt | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Kiribati | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Kuwait | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Saint Lucia | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Macau (China) | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 217 | Monaco | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Maldives | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Marshall Islands | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Malta | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Nauru | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Oman | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 217 | Palau | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | French Polynesia | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Qatar | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Singapore | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Solomon Islands | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Tonga | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Tuvalu | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Samoa | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Western Sahara | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Cook Islands | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Montserrat | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Niue | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Tokelau | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Wallis and Futuna | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Norfolk Island | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Christmas Island | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Pitcairn | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Bouvet Island | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Holy See | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
| 217 | Brunei Darussalam | 0 Square kilometres | 2022 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 11.27 million Square kilometres
- Madagascar 234,131 Square kilometres
- Mauritania 108,977 Square kilometres
- G20 8.39 million Square kilometres
- Ethiopia 84,708 Square kilometres
- Poland 16,421 Square kilometres
- APEC 7.53 million Square kilometres
- Lesotho 12,938 Square kilometres
- Netherlands 11,912 Square kilometres
- Lithuania 3,095 Square kilometres
- Croatia 3,027 Square kilometres
- Eswatini 2,294 Square kilometres
About this data
The land cover dataset provides a global assessment of land cover and land cover change to monitor pressures on ecosystems and biodiversity. By using geospatial data with high spatio-temporal resolution, it develops a set of internationally comparable indicators with a long time series and a five-year interval from 2000 to 2022 for the Climate Change Initiative Land Cover dataset, and from 1975 to 2030 for the Global Human Settlement Layer dataset. Please see the working paper for a more complete description of the methods. The dataset has a global coverage on the national level, while on the sub-national TL2 level (i.e. large subnational regions) results are reported for all OECD countries as well as for Argentina, Brazil, China, India, Indonesia and South Africa. The following country aggregates are included: Euro area, European Union, Advanced economies, Emerging market economies, G7, G20, OECD, OECD Europe, OECD Asia Oceania, OECD Americas, the LAC region and the World. Data source(s): Climate Change Initiative land cover data and Global Human Settlement Layer built-up area data. Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Database documentation