Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Europe
Northern Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 257,344 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Europe, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Europe stood at 257,344 Square kilometres.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Europe peaked at 258,646 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 253,623 Square kilometres, in 2005.
Northern Europe ranks 18th of 71 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Europe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 253,841 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 253,623 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 255,633 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 257,404 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 258,646 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 257,344 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 253,732 Square kilometres | 253,623 Square kilometres | 253,841 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 256,518 Square kilometres | 255,633 Square kilometres | 257,404 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 257,995 Square kilometres | 257,344 Square kilometres | 258,646 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern Europe
- 15 Angola 163,864 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Venezuela 162,424 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Peru 153,926 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Colombia 151,344 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Mali 140,675 Square kilometres compare
- 20 Niger 139,551 Square kilometres compare
- 21 New Zealand 139,349 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Northern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.685 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.48 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 200.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 40.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 159.86 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.86 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 18.30 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Europe?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Europe was 257,344 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 258,646 Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Northern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 253,623 Square kilometres in 2005.
- How does Northern Europe rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Northern Europe ranks 18th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Northern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Northern Europe 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