Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in China
China: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 2.59 million Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in China, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — grassland in China is 2.59 million Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in China peaked at 2.63 million Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 2.59 million Square kilometres, in 2022.
China ranks 2nd of 207 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in China, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.62 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 2.62 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 2.62 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 2.63 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 2.60 million Square kilometres | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.59 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2.59 million Square kilometres is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2,874 Square kilometres, 899.8× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 2.59 million Square kilometres is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.78 Square kilometres, 187682.8× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.62 million Square kilometres | 2.62 million Square kilometres | 2.62 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 2.62 million Square kilometres | 2.62 million Square kilometres | 2.63 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 2.59 million Square kilometres | 2.59 million Square kilometres | 2.60 million Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 OECD 4.36 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 United States 1.72 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand 1.45 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Australia 1.31 million Square kilometres compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % 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 -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in China?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in China was 2.59 million 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 2.63 million Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 million Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does China rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- China ranks 2nd out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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