Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Canada
Canada: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 243,318 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Canada, 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 Canada stood at 243,318 Square kilometres.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Canada peaked at 253,578 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 240,357 Square kilometres, in 2010.
That places Canada 11th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Canada, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 253,578 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 244,761 Square kilometres | -3.5% |
| 2010 | 240,357 Square kilometres | -1.8% |
| 2015 | 241,959 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 243,959 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 243,318 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Canada compared with similar countries
- Canada's 243,318 Square kilometres is above the median for high income countries, which is 464.19 Square kilometres, 524.2× the median. (71 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 249,170 Square kilometres | 244,761 Square kilometres | 253,578 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 241,158 Square kilometres | 240,357 Square kilometres | 241,959 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 243,638 Square kilometres | 243,318 Square kilometres | 243,959 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Canada
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Canada?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Canada was 243,318 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 253,578 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 240,357 Square kilometres in 2010.
- How does Canada rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Canada ranks 11th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Canada 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