Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Latin America
Latin America: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 1.45 million Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Latin America, 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 Latin America is 1.45 million Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Latin America peaked at 1.48 million Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.45 million Square kilometres, in 2022.
Latin America ranks 29th of 775 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Latin America, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.46 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1.47 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.48 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.48 million Square kilometres | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.47 million Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 1.45 million Square kilometres | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.47 million Square kilometres | 1.46 million Square kilometres | 1.47 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.48 million Square kilometres | 1.48 million Square kilometres | 1.48 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.46 million Square kilometres | 1.45 million Square kilometres | 1.47 million Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America
- 26 India 108,964 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 98,728 Square kilometres compare
- 28 France 90,702 Square kilometres compare
- 29 Argentina 83,283 Square kilometres compare
- 30 Kyrgyzstan 78,929 Square kilometres compare
- 31 Central African Republic 67,967 Square kilometres compare
- 32 Somalia 65,888 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Latin America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.01 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.53 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 4.96 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Latin America?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Latin America was 1.45 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 Latin America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.48 million Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Latin America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.45 million Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Latin America rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Latin America ranks 29th out of 775 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Latin America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Latin America 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