Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Western Europe
Western Europe: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 180,935 Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Western Europe, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 180,935 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Western Europe peaked at 181,059 Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 179,200 Square kilometres, in 2000.
Western Europe ranks 20th of 71 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 179,200 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 179,509 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 179,943 Square kilometres | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 180,600 Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 181,059 Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 180,935 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 179,354 Square kilometres | 179,200 Square kilometres | 179,509 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 180,272 Square kilometres | 179,943 Square kilometres | 180,600 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 180,997 Square kilometres | 180,935 Square kilometres | 181,059 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate -4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.97 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Western Europe?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Western Europe was 180,935 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 181,059 Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 179,200 Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does Western Europe rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Western Europe ranks 20th out of 71 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Western Europe 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