Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central America and the Caribbean
Central America and the Caribbean: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 200,554 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central America and the Caribbean, 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 Central America and the Caribbean stood at 200,554 Square kilometres.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central America and the Caribbean peaked at 201,564 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 196,753 Square kilometres, in 2000.
That places Central America and the Caribbean 72nd out of 775 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 196,753 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 199,356 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 200,563 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 200,919 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 201,564 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 200,554 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 198,054 Square kilometres | 196,753 Square kilometres | 199,356 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 200,741 Square kilometres | 200,563 Square kilometres | 200,919 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 201,059 Square kilometres | 200,554 Square kilometres | 201,564 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central America and the Caribbean
- 69 Hungary 6,584 Square kilometres compare
- 70 Equatorial Guinea 2.19 Square kilometres compare
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- 71 Fiji 0 Square kilometres
- 71 Czechia 5,998 Square kilometres compare
- 72 Georgia 5,653 Square kilometres compare
- 73 Dominican Republic 5,642 Square kilometres compare
- 74 Honduras 5,522 Square kilometres compare
- 75 Guatemala 5,445 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Central America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.09 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.94 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 6.69 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central America and the Caribbean?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central America and the Caribbean was 200,554 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 Central America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 201,564 Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Central America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 196,753 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Central America and the Caribbean rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Central America and the Caribbean ranks 72nd out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Central America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central America and the Caribbean 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