Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 10,992 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
10,992 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
188th
of 775 groups
All-time high
11,199 Square kilometres
in 2000
All-time low
10,992 Square kilometres
in 2022
Years of data
6
2000–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Ireland, 2000–2022

02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k2000201120222000: 11.2k Square kilometres2005: 11.1k Square kilometres2010: 11.1k Square kilometres2015: 11.0k Square kilometres2020: 11.0k Square kilometres2022: 11.0k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

In 2022, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Ireland stood at 10,992 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Ireland peaked at 11,199 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10,992 Square kilometres, in 2022.

Northern Ireland ranks 188th of 775 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Northern Ireland, 2000 to 2022.
Year Square kilometres Change
2000 11,199 Square kilometres
2005 11,098 Square kilometres -0.9%
2010 11,063 Square kilometres -0.3%
2015 11,049 Square kilometres -0.1%
2020 11,028 Square kilometres -0.2%
2022 10,992 Square kilometres -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 11,149 Square kilometres 11,098 Square kilometres 11,199 Square kilometres 2
2010s 11,056 Square kilometres 11,049 Square kilometres 11,063 Square kilometres 2
2020s 11,010 Square kilometres 10,992 Square kilometres 11,028 Square kilometres 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Ireland?
Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Northern Ireland was 10,992 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 Ireland?
The highest recorded value was 11,199 Square kilometres in 2000.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Northern Ireland?
The lowest recorded value was 10,992 Square kilometres in 2022.
How does Northern Ireland rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
Northern Ireland ranks 188th out of 775 groups with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Northern Ireland?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Northern Ireland 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,053 places, 6,318 data points, 2000–2022
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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