Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Middle East
Middle East: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 49,612 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Middle East, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Middle East recorded 49,612 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 2.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Middle East peaked at 49,872 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 48,492 Square kilometres, in 2010.
Middle East ranks 102nd of 775 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Middle East, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48,946 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 48,753 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 48,492 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 48,822 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 49,872 Square kilometres | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 49,612 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48,850 Square kilometres | 48,753 Square kilometres | 48,946 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 48,657 Square kilometres | 48,492 Square kilometres | 48,822 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 49,742 Square kilometres | 49,612 Square kilometres | 49,872 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Middle East
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -22.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.53 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.19 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 9.44 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 12,226 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 17,245 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Middle East?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Middle East was 49,612 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 Middle East?
- The highest recorded value was 49,872 Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Middle East?
- The lowest recorded value was 48,492 Square kilometres in 2010.
- How does Middle East rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Middle East ranks 102nd out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Middle East?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Middle East 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