Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southwest
Southwest: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 1,668 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southwest, 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 Southwest stood at 1,668 Square kilometres.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southwest peaked at 1,693 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,655 Square kilometres, in 2000.
That places Southwest 378th out of 775 regions with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Southwest, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1,655 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 1,659 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1,681 Square kilometres | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1,693 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 1,669 Square kilometres | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 1,668 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,657 Square kilometres | 1,655 Square kilometres | 1,659 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 1,687 Square kilometres | 1,681 Square kilometres | 1,693 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 1,668 Square kilometres | 1,668 Square kilometres | 1,669 Square kilometres | 2 |
More environment data for Southwest
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4477 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9467 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 1.56 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 361.07 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 212.99 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southwest?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Southwest was 1,668 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 Southwest?
- The highest recorded value was 1,693 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Southwest?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,655 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Southwest rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Southwest ranks 378th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Southwest?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Southwest 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