Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Free State
Free State: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 46,942 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Free State, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Free State recorded 46,942 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Free State peaked at 47,595 Square kilometres in 2005 and was at its lowest, 46,942 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Free State ranks 106th of 775 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Free State, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47,419 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 47,595 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 47,480 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 47,318 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 47,016 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 46,942 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47,507 Square kilometres | 47,419 Square kilometres | 47,595 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 47,399 Square kilometres | 47,318 Square kilometres | 47,480 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 46,979 Square kilometres | 46,942 Square kilometres | 47,016 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Free State
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.14 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.79 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.99 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.61 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.8537 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 388.95 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 383 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Free State?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Free State was 46,942 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 Free State?
- The highest recorded value was 47,595 Square kilometres in 2005.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Free State?
- The lowest recorded value was 46,942 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Free State rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Free State ranks 106th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Free State?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Free State 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