Land Use and Land Cover

The data is presented as a percentage share of the total grid-cell extent for a 5' latitude by 5' longitude grid-cell.

Note that the data files are in ascii format. The best way to save them to your computer is to click on the link with the right mouse button and select "Save Link As..." or "Save Target As...". More information on the data format is on the data format page.

DATA FILES	DESCRIPTION	MAP
CULTRF_2000	rain-fed cultivated land	view
CULTIR_2000	irrigated cultivated land, according to GMIA 4.0	view
CULT_2000	total cultivated land	view
FOR_2000	forest land, calibrated to FRA2000 land statistics	view
GRS_2000	grass/scrub/woodland	view
URB_2000	built-up land (residential and infrastructure)	view
NVG_2000	barren/very sparsely vegetated land	view
WAT_2000	mapped water bodies

Data Citation:
Fischer, G., F. Nachtergaele, S. Prieler, H.T. van Velthuizen, L. Verelst, D. Wiberg, 2008. Global Agro-ecological Zones Assessment for Agriculture (GAEZ 2008). IIASA, Laxenburg, Austria and FAO, Rome, Italy.