Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Cape
Northern Cape: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 8,218 Square kilometres in 2022. ▼ Falling
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Cape, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Northern Cape recorded 8,218 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 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Cape peaked at 8,733 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 8,218 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Northern Cape ranks 210th of 775 regions on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Cape, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8,733 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 8,641 Square kilometres | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 8,600 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 8,528 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 8,248 Square kilometres | -3.3% |
| 2022 | 8,218 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8,687 Square kilometres | 8,641 Square kilometres | 8,733 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 8,564 Square kilometres | 8,528 Square kilometres | 8,600 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 8,233 Square kilometres | 8,218 Square kilometres | 8,248 Square kilometres | 2 |
More environment data for Northern Cape
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 16.81 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 18.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -33.5 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.91 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 0.1499 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 189.04 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 1,770 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Cape?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Cape was 8,218 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 Northern Cape?
- The highest recorded value was 8,733 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Northern Cape?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,218 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Northern Cape rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Northern Cape ranks 210th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Northern Cape?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Northern Cape 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