Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 112,306 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in United Kingdom, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
United Kingdom recorded 112,306 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 0.8% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in United Kingdom peaked at 113,291 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 112,306 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places United Kingdom 24th out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 113,291 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 112,355 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 112,987 Square kilometres | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 113,126 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 113,249 Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 112,306 Square kilometres | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 112,823 Square kilometres | 112,355 Square kilometres | 113,291 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 113,056 Square kilometres | 112,987 Square kilometres | 113,126 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 112,778 Square kilometres | 112,306 Square kilometres | 113,249 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for United Kingdom
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.13 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.25 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.22 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 5,420 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 28.37 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 981,329 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 755,323 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 226,006 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in United Kingdom?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in United Kingdom was 112,306 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 United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 113,291 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 112,306 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does United Kingdom rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- United Kingdom ranks 24th out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this United Kingdom 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