Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in SAARC

SAARC: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 549,882 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
549,882 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
51st
of 785 regions
All-time high
553,732 Square kilometres
in 2010
All-time low
527,296 Square kilometres
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2022

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

0200.0k400.0k600.0k2000201120222000: 527.3k Square kilometres2005: 541.5k Square kilometres2010: 553.7k Square kilometres2015: 553.0k Square kilometres2020: 553.5k Square kilometres2022: 549.9k 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 SAARC stood at 549,882 Square kilometres.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in SAARC peaked at 553,732 Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 527,296 Square kilometres, in 2000.

SAARC ranks 51st of 785 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 534,404 Square kilometres 527,296 Square kilometres 541,512 Square kilometres 2
2010s 553,379 Square kilometres 553,026 Square kilometres 553,732 Square kilometres 2
2020s 551,715 Square kilometres 549,882 Square kilometres 553,548 Square kilometres 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in SAARC?
Land cover and land cover change — grassland in SAARC was 549,882 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 SAARC?
The highest recorded value was 553,732 Square kilometres in 2010.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in SAARC?
The lowest recorded value was 527,296 Square kilometres in 2000.
How does SAARC rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
SAARC ranks 51st out of 785 regions with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in SAARC?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this SAARC 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