Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central Asia
Central Asia: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 987,947 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central Asia, 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 Asia stood at 987,947 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central Asia peaked at 1.01 million Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 987,947 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places Central Asia 13th out of 71 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.01 million Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.00 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 989,951 Square kilometres | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 987,947 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 1.00 million Square kilometres | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 988,949 Square kilometres | 987,947 Square kilometres | 989,951 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Central Asia
- 10 Mongolia 324,859 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Canada 243,318 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Afghanistan 236,752 Square kilometres compare
- 13 South Africa 218,130 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Pakistan 169,880 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Angola 163,864 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 162,424 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Central Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.724 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.05 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 60,266 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 89,684 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 74.52 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.35 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.07 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central Asia?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central Asia was 987,947 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.01 million Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 987,947 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Central Asia rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Central Asia ranks 13th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Central Asia 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