Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central Switzerland
Central Switzerland: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 1,622 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central Switzerland, 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 Switzerland stood at 1,622 Square kilometres. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central Switzerland peaked at 1,622 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1,531 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Central Switzerland ranks 380th of 775 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Central Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,531 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1,585 Square kilometres | +3.6% |
| 2010 | 1,593 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 1,619 Square kilometres | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 1,620 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 1,622 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,558 Square kilometres | 1,531 Square kilometres | 1,585 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,606 Square kilometres | 1,593 Square kilometres | 1,619 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,621 Square kilometres | 1,620 Square kilometres | 1,622 Square kilometres | 2 |
More environment data for Central Switzerland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9026 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.8871 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -30.98 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.37 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.2 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 60.64 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 69.52 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central Switzerland?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Central Switzerland was 1,622 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,622 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Central Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,531 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Central Switzerland rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Central Switzerland ranks 380th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Central Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Central Switzerland 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