Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 644,269 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Africa, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Southern Africa recorded 644,269 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Africa peaked at 650,524 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 639,620 Square kilometres, in 2000.
That places Southern Africa 14th out of 71 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Africa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 639,620 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 644,817 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 648,359 Square kilometres | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 650,524 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 648,278 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 644,269 Square kilometres | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 642,218 Square kilometres | 639,620 Square kilometres | 644,817 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 649,442 Square kilometres | 648,359 Square kilometres | 650,524 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 646,274 Square kilometres | 644,269 Square kilometres | 648,278 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 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
- 15 Angola 163,864 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Venezuela 162,424 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Peru 153,926 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 161,260 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Africa?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Africa was 644,269 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 650,524 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 639,620 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Southern Africa rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Southern Africa ranks 14th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Southern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern 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