Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Western Africa
Western Africa: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 470,284 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Western Africa, 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 Western Africa is 470,284 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 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Western Africa peaked at 482,792 Square kilometres in 2015 and was at its lowest, 470,284 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places Western Africa 17th out of 71 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the top quarter.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Western Africa, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 479,815 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 480,991 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 479,301 Square kilometres | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 482,792 Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 473,740 Square kilometres | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 470,284 Square kilometres | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 480,403 Square kilometres | 479,815 Square kilometres | 480,991 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 481,046 Square kilometres | 479,301 Square kilometres | 482,792 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 472,012 Square kilometres | 470,284 Square kilometres | 473,740 Square kilometres | 2 |
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- 14 Pakistan 169,880 Square kilometres compare
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More environment data for Western Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.311 °C (2025)
- Wood fuel — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 51,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 221.11 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Production 20.68 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Western Africa?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Western Africa was 470,284 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 Western Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 482,792 Square kilometres in 2015.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Western Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 470,284 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Western Africa rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Western Africa ranks 17th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Western Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Africa 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