Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 595,752 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Asia, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Southern Asia recorded 595,752 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Asia peaked at 599,662 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 571,812 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 16th of 71 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 571,812 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 586,354 Square kilometres | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 598,565 Square kilometres | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 598,149 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 599,662 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 595,752 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 579,083 Square kilometres | 571,812 Square kilometres | 586,354 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 598,357 Square kilometres | 598,149 Square kilometres | 598,565 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 597,707 Square kilometres | 595,752 Square kilometres | 599,662 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 13 South Africa 218,130 Square kilometres compare
- 14 Pakistan 169,880 Square kilometres compare
- 15 Angola 163,864 Square kilometres compare
- 16 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 162,424 Square kilometres compare
- 17 Peru 153,926 Square kilometres compare
- 18 Colombia 151,344 Square kilometres compare
- 19 Mali 140,675 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Asia?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Asia was 595,752 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 599,662 Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 571,812 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Southern Asia ranks 16th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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