Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in World
World: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 11.27 million Square kilometres in 2022. ▬ Flat
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in World, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
World recorded 11.27 million Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in World peaked at 11.33 million Square kilometres in 2020 and was at its lowest, 11.17 million Square kilometres, in 2000.
World ranks 2nd of 775 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in World, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.17 million Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 11.21 million Square kilometres | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 11.22 million Square kilometres | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 11.25 million Square kilometres | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 11.33 million Square kilometres | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 11.27 million Square kilometres | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.19 million Square kilometres | 11.17 million Square kilometres | 11.21 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 11.23 million Square kilometres | 11.22 million Square kilometres | 11.25 million Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 11.30 million Square kilometres | 11.27 million Square kilometres | 11.33 million Square kilometres | 2 |
Countries ranked near World
- 1 OECD 4.36 million Square kilometres compare
- 2 China 2.59 million Square kilometres compare
- 3 United States 1.72 million Square kilometres compare
- 4 Australia and New Zealand 1.45 million Square kilometres compare
- 5 Australia 1.31 million Square kilometres compare
More environment data for World
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in World?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in World was 11.27 million 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 11.33 million Square kilometres in 2020.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.17 million Square kilometres in 2000.
- How does World rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- World ranks 2nd out of 775 groups with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this World 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