Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in SDR

SDR: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 13.30 million Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
13.30 million Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
1st
of 252 countries
All-time high
13.36 million Square kilometres
in 2020
All-time low
13.23 million Square kilometres
in 2000
Years of data
6
2000–2022

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M2000201120222000: 13.2M Square kilometres2005: 13.3M Square kilometres2010: 13.3M Square kilometres2015: 13.3M Square kilometres2020: 13.4M Square kilometres2022: 13.3M Square kilometres

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

Analysis

SDR recorded 13.30 million Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in SDR peaked at 13.36 million Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 13.23 million Square kilometres, in 2000.

SDR ranks 1st of 252 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 13.25 million Square kilometres 13.23 million Square kilometres 13.27 million Square kilometres 2
2010s 13.29 million Square kilometres 13.27 million Square kilometres 13.31 million Square kilometres 2
2020s 13.33 million Square kilometres 13.30 million Square kilometres 13.36 million Square kilometres 2

Countries ranked near SDR

  1. 2 OECD 4.36 million Square kilometres compare
  2. 3 China 2.59 million Square kilometres compare
  3. 4 CIS 2.19 million Square kilometres compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in SDR?
Land cover and land cover change — grassland in SDR was 13.30 million 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 SDR?
The highest recorded value was 13.36 million Square kilometres in 2020.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in SDR?
The lowest recorded value was 13.23 million Square kilometres in 2000.
How does SDR rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
SDR ranks 1st out of 252 countries with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in SDR?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this SDR 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

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