Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in America
America: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 3.45 million Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in America, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — grassland in America is 3.45 million Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in America peaked at 3.47 million Square kilometres in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.45 million Square kilometres, in 2022.
America ranks 18th of 775 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in America, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.47 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 3.47 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.47 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 3.47 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.47 million Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.45 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.47 million Square kilometres | 3.47 million Square kilometres | 3.47 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 3.47 million Square kilometres | 3.47 million Square kilometres | 3.47 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 3.46 million Square kilometres | 3.45 million Square kilometres | 3.47 million Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near America
- 15 Angola 163,864 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 162,424 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Peru 153,926 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Colombia 151,344 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Mali 140,675 Square kilometres compare
- 20 Niger 139,551 Square kilometres compare
- 21 New Zealand 139,349 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.6 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.8 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.92 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.81 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in America?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in America was 3.45 million Square kilometres in 2022, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in America?
- The highest recorded value was 3.47 million Square kilometres in 2005.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in America?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.45 million Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does America rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- America ranks 18th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this America data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Land cover and land cover change — Grassland. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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