China vs European Union (27): Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS over time
- China
- European Union (27)
How they compare
China currently reports 2,848 1000 ha against 75.02 1000 ha in European Union (27), a difference of 2,773 1000 ha.
That makes China's figure about 38.0 times European Union (27)'s.
Across all 24 years both countries report, China has been ahead every year.
China ranks 6th and European Union (27) ranks 13th of 223 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | European Union (27) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,065 1000 ha | 111.27 1000 ha | 2,953 1000 ha | China |
| 2010s | 3,153 1000 ha | 102.4 1000 ha | 3,051 1000 ha | China |
| 2020s | 3,103 1000 ha | 107.78 1000 ha | 2,995 1000 ha | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis, China or European Union (27)?
- China, at 2,848 1000 ha against 75.02 1000 ha in European Union (27) as of 2024.
- What is the difference in permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis between China and European Union (27)?
- 2,773 1000 ha, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and European Union (27)?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
- How do China and European Union (27) rank globally for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- China ranks 6th and European Union (27) ranks 13th of 223 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.