Global land use 2000
Maps and data on global land use in the year 2000
This dataset contains 5 layers on land use (infrastructure area, cropland, forestry, grazing land, and untouched areas) and one layer on grazing suitability. All landuse-layers are presented in fractional cover (percent per gridcell) and sum up to 100 percent coverage.
Cite dataset as:
Erb, K.-H., Gaube, V., Krausmann, F., Plutzar, C., Bondeau, A., H. Haberl. 2007. A comprehensive global 5min resolution land-use dataset for the year 2000 consistent with national census data. Journal of Land Use Science 2(3), 191-224.
Infrastructure area: fraction of infrastructure and settlement areas in each gridcell
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Cropland: fraction of cropland (arable land and permanent cultures) in each gridcell
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Forestry: fraction of forestry landuse in each gridcell
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Wilderness and unproductive areas: fraction of areas without land use in each gridcell
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Grazing Land: fraction of area used for grazing in each gridcell
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Grazing suitability: classes 1-4 indicating suitability of gridcells for grazing
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Download as package
Contains all data as ascii-files.Size: 13.145 kB
Contains the dataset for download as Esri-grids.Size: 14.631 kB
