Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 76,006 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Europe, 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 Southern Europe is 76,006 Square kilometres, measured in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Europe peaked at 77,068 Square kilometres in 2005 and was at its lowest, 76,006 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Southern Europe ranks 25th of 71 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 76,428 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 77,068 Square kilometres | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 76,836 Square kilometres | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 76,881 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 76,353 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 76,006 Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 76,748 Square kilometres | 76,428 Square kilometres | 77,068 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 76,859 Square kilometres | 76,836 Square kilometres | 76,881 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 76,180 Square kilometres | 76,006 Square kilometres | 76,353 Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 22 Kenya 135,219 Square kilometres compare
- 22 Mauritania 108,977 Square kilometres compare
- 23 Chad 124,648 Square kilometres compare
- 24 United Kingdom 112,306 Square kilometres compare
- 24 Ethiopia 84,708 Square kilometres compare
- 25 Uruguay 110,091 Square kilometres compare
- 26 India 108,964 Square kilometres compare
- 27 Bolivia 98,728 Square kilometres compare
- 28 France 90,702 Square kilometres compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 339,745 1000 USD (2024)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Europe?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southern Europe was 76,006 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 77,068 Square kilometres in 2005.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 76,006 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Southern Europe rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Southern Europe ranks 25th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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