15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow was 887.9 km2 in 2021. ▬ Flat
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Kazakhstan, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Kazakhstan recorded 887.9 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: permanent snow in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: permanent snow in Kazakhstan peaked at 887.9 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 858 km2, in 2010.
Kazakhstan ranks 11th of 57 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 876 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 858.3 km2 | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 858 km2 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 873.3 km2 | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 880.6 km2 | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 887.9 km2 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 867.15 km2 | 858.3 km2 | 876 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 870.63 km2 | 858 km2 | 880.6 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 887.9 km2 | 887.9 km2 | 887.9 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 8 Afghanistan 985.5 km2 compare
- 9 Pakistan 968.5 km2 compare
- 10 Bhutan 915.2 km2 compare
- 12 Peru 636.5 km2 compare
- 13 New Zealand 437.9 km2 compare
- 13 Australia and New Zealand 437.9 km2 compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import value, annual growth rate -11.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value, per capita 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Roundwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: permanent snow in Kazakhstan?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: permanent snow in Kazakhstan was 887.9 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 887.9 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 858 km2 in 2010.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: permanent snow?
- Kazakhstan ranks 11th out of 57 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: alpine; land cover: permanent snow rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kazakhstan data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Alpine; Land Cover: Permanent snow and glaciers — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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