Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Canterbury Region

Canterbury Region: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 28,461 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
28,461 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
126th
of 775 regions
All-time high
28,843 Square kilometres
in 2005
All-time low
28,461 Square kilometres
in 2022
Years of data
6
2000–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Canterbury Region, 2000–2022

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201120222000: 28.8k Square kilometres2005: 28.8k Square kilometres2010: 28.8k Square kilometres2015: 28.7k Square kilometres2020: 28.5k Square kilometres2022: 28.5k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Canterbury Region recorded 28,461 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Canterbury Region peaked at 28,843 Square kilometres in 2005 and was at its lowest, 28,461 Square kilometres, in 2022.

That places Canterbury Region 126th out of 775 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.

Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Canterbury Region, year by year

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Canterbury Region, 2000 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2000 28,802 Square kilometres
2005 28,843 Square kilometres +0.1%
2010 28,764 Square kilometres -0.3%
2015 28,696 Square kilometres -0.2%
2020 28,533 Square kilometres -0.6%
2022 28,461 Square kilometres -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 28,822 Square kilometres 28,802 Square kilometres 28,843 Square kilometres 2
2010s 28,730 Square kilometres 28,696 Square kilometres 28,764 Square kilometres 2
2020s 28,497 Square kilometres 28,461 Square kilometres 28,533 Square kilometres 2

Countries ranked near Canterbury Region

  1. 123 Algeria 87.74 Square kilometres compare
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  3. 125 Libya 81.29 Square kilometres compare
  4. 126 New Caledonia 69.99 Square kilometres compare
  5. 127 Cyprus 68.77 Square kilometres compare
  6. 128 Guinea-Bissau 66.31 Square kilometres compare
  7. 129 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 66.02 Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Canterbury Region?
Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Canterbury Region was 28,461 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 Canterbury Region?
The highest recorded value was 28,843 Square kilometres in 2005.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Canterbury Region?
The lowest recorded value was 28,461 Square kilometres in 2022.
How does Canterbury Region rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
Canterbury Region ranks 126th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Canterbury Region?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Canterbury Region 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,053 places, 6,318 data points, 2000–2022
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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