Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 38,490 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo is 38,490 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 38,490 Square kilometres in 2022 and was at its lowest, 38,026 Square kilometres, in 2005.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 113th out of 775 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38,041 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 38,026 Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 38,310 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 38,363 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 38,239 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 38,490 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38,034 Square kilometres | 38,026 Square kilometres | 38,041 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 38,336 Square kilometres | 38,310 Square kilometres | 38,363 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 38,364 Square kilometres | 38,239 Square kilometres | 38,490 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 38,490 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 38,490 Square kilometres in 2022.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 38,026 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 113th out of 775 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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