Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in South America
South America: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 1.25 million Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in South America, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
The most recent figure for land cover and land cover change — grassland in South America is 1.25 million Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in South America peaked at 1.28 million Square kilometres in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.25 million Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places South America 11th out of 71 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in South America, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.27 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1.28 million Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 1.28 million Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 1.28 million Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 1.27 million Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.25 million Square kilometres | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.27 million Square kilometres | 1.27 million Square kilometres | 1.28 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 1.28 million Square kilometres | 1.28 million Square kilometres | 1.28 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1.26 million Square kilometres | 1.25 million Square kilometres | 1.27 million Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 8 Brazil 432,181 Square kilometres compare
- 9 Namibia 380,253 Square kilometres compare
- 10 Mongolia 324,859 Square kilometres compare
- 11 Canada 243,318 Square kilometres compare
- 12 Afghanistan 236,752 Square kilometres compare
- 13 South Africa 218,130 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Pakistan 169,880 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 477.72 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 379.32 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 98.40 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 589,290 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in South America?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in South America was 1.25 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 1.28 million Square kilometres in 2010.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 million Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does South America rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- South America ranks 11th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America 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