Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 1.45 million Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Australia and New Zealand stood at 1.45 million Square kilometres.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 1.46 million Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million Square kilometres, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.34 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1.36 million Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 1.35 million Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 1.36 million Square kilometres | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.46 million Square kilometres | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million Square kilometres | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.35 million Square kilometres | 1.34 million Square kilometres | 1.36 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.36 million Square kilometres | 1.35 million Square kilometres | 1.36 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million Square kilometres | 1.45 million Square kilometres | 1.46 million Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
- 1 OECD 4.36 million Square kilometres compare
- 2 China 2.59 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 United States of America 1.72 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Australia 1.31 million Square kilometres compare
- 6 Russian Federation 1.18 million Square kilometres compare
- 7 Kazakhstan 807,027 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Australia and New Zealand?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Australia and New Zealand was 1.45 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 Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 1.46 million Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 4th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand 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