Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in South Africa
South Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 218,130 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in South Africa, 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 South Africa stood at 218,130 Square kilometres. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in South Africa peaked at 221,333 Square kilometres in 2005 and was at its lowest, 218,130 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places South Africa 13th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in South Africa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 221,043 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 221,333 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 220,524 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 220,241 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 218,687 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 218,130 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 221,188 Square kilometres | 221,043 Square kilometres | 221,333 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 220,382 Square kilometres | 220,241 Square kilometres | 220,524 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 218,408 Square kilometres | 218,130 Square kilometres | 218,687 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for South Africa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 8.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.275 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 77.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0022 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -13.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in South Africa?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in South Africa was 218,130 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 South Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 221,333 Square kilometres in 2005.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in South Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 218,130 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does South Africa rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- South Africa ranks 13th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in South Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Africa 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