Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Wales
Wales: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 16,276 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Wales, 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 Wales is 16,276 Square kilometres, measured 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 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Wales peaked at 16,675 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 16,276 Square kilometres, in 2022.
Wales ranks 156th of 775 regions on this measure, in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Wales, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16,675 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 16,474 Square kilometres | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 16,462 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 16,464 Square kilometres | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16,392 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 16,276 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16,574 Square kilometres | 16,474 Square kilometres | 16,675 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 16,463 Square kilometres | 16,462 Square kilometres | 16,464 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 16,334 Square kilometres | 16,276 Square kilometres | 16,392 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Wales
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -19.9 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.97 Percentage change (2024)
- River flooding exposure — Cropland share exposed to river flooding 3.77 Percentage of agricultural land area (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Loss of cropland 66.53 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land cover and land cover change — Gain of artificial surfaces 258.15 Square kilometres (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Wales?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Wales was 16,276 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 Wales?
- The highest recorded value was 16,675 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Wales?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,276 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Wales rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Wales ranks 156th out of 775 regions with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Wales?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Wales 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