Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Zambia
Zambia: Land cover and land cover change — Grassland was 11,688 Square kilometres in 2022. ▼ Falling
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Zambia, 2000–2022
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Square kilometres.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 11,688 Square kilometres for land cover and land cover change — grassland in 2022. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, land cover and land cover change — grassland in Zambia peaked at 12,299 Square kilometres in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11,688 Square kilometres, in 2022.
That places Zambia 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.
Land cover and land cover change — Grassland in Zambia, year by year
| Year | Square kilometres | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12,299 Square kilometres | — |
| 2005 | 12,190 Square kilometres | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 11,878 Square kilometres | -2.6% |
| 2015 | 11,859 Square kilometres | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 11,700 Square kilometres | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 11,688 Square kilometres | -0.1% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 11,688 Square kilometres is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 5,430 Square kilometres, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 11,688 Square kilometres is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 11,514 Square kilometres, 1.0× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12,244 Square kilometres | 12,190 Square kilometres | 12,299 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2010s | 11,868 Square kilometres | 11,859 Square kilometres | 11,878 Square kilometres | 2 |
| 2020s | 11,694 Square kilometres | 11,688 Square kilometres | 11,700 Square kilometres | 2 |
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is land cover and land cover change — grassland in Zambia?
- Land cover and land cover change — grassland in Zambia was 11,688 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 12,299 Square kilometres in 2000.
- What is the lowest land cover and land cover change — grassland recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11,688 Square kilometres in 2022.
- How does Zambia rank for land cover and land cover change — grassland?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 207 countries with data for 2022.
- Is land cover and land cover change — grassland rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Zambia 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