Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Gauteng
Gauteng: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 21,338 Square kilometres in 2022. ▲ Rising
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Gauteng, 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 Gauteng is 21,338 Square kilometres, measured in 2022.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Gauteng peaked at 21,386 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 20,086 Square kilometres, in 2000.
That places Gauteng 145th out of 775 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20,362 Square kilometres | 20,086 Square kilometres | 20,639 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 20,834 Square kilometres | 20,713 Square kilometres | 20,954 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 21,362 Square kilometres | 21,338 Square kilometres | 21,386 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Gauteng
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -19.75 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.41 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.71 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 23.78 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 163.83 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Gauteng?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Gauteng was 21,338 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 Gauteng?
- The highest recorded value was 21,386 Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Gauteng?
- The lowest recorded value was 20,086 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Gauteng rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Gauteng ranks 145th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Gauteng?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gauteng 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