Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Spain

Spain: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 32,317 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)
32,317 Square kilometres
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
46th
of 252 countries
All-time high
33,031 Square kilometres
in 2005
All-time low
32,317 Square kilometres
in 2022
Years of data
6
2000–2022

Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Spain, 2000–2022

010.0k20.0k30.0k2000201120222000: 32.6k Square kilometres2005: 33.0k Square kilometres2010: 32.9k Square kilometres2015: 32.9k Square kilometres2020: 32.6k Square kilometres2022: 32.3k Square kilometres

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.

Analysis

Spain recorded 32,317 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and down 1.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Spain peaked at 33,031 Square kilometres in 2005 and was at its lowest, 32,317 Square kilometres, in 2022.

Spain ranks 46th of 252 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 32,807 Square kilometres 32,583 Square kilometres 33,031 Square kilometres 2
2010s 32,933 Square kilometres 32,925 Square kilometres 32,941 Square kilometres 2
2020s 32,437 Square kilometres 32,317 Square kilometres 32,557 Square kilometres 2

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Frequently asked questions

What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Spain?
Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Spain was 32,317 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 Spain?
The highest recorded value was 33,031 Square kilometres in 2005.
What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Spain?
The lowest recorded value was 32,317 Square kilometres in 2022.
How does Spain rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
Spain ranks 46th out of 252 countries with data for 2022.
Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Spain?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Spain 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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Indicator
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland
Unit
Square kilometres
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
OECD Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
1,053 places, 6,318 data points, 2000–2022
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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