Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Scotland
Scotland: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 39,546 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Scotland, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Scotland recorded 39,546 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Scotland peaked at 40,259 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 39,546 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Scotland ranks 112th of 775 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Scotland, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40,259 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 39,984 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 39,937 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 39,958 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 39,856 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 39,546 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40,122 Square kilometres | 39,984 Square kilometres | 40,259 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 39,948 Square kilometres | 39,937 Square kilometres | 39,958 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 39,701 Square kilometres | 39,546 Square kilometres | 39,856 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Scotland
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.26 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5264 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.67 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.48 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 324.98 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 247.21 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Scotland?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Scotland was 39,546 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 Scotland?
- The highest recorded value was 40,259 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Scotland?
- The lowest recorded value was 39,546 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Scotland rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Scotland ranks 112th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Scotland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Scotland 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