15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Indonesia
Indonesia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow was 0.7 km2 in 2021. ▼ Falling
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Indonesia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
Indonesia recorded 0.7 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is down 12.5% on the previous year and down 41.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Indonesia peaked at 2.3 km2 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 0.7 km2, in 2021.
That places Indonesia 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2.3 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 1.8 km2 | -21.7% |
| 2010 | 1.2 km2 | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 0.9 km2 | -25.0% |
| 2018 | 0.8 km2 | -11.1% |
| 2021 | 0.7 km2 | -12.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.05 km2 | 1.8 km2 | 2.3 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 0.9667 km2 | 0.8 km2 | 1.2 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0.7 km2 | 0.7 km2 | 0.7 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near Indonesia
- 29 Spain 2.4 km2 compare
- 30 Azerbaijan 1.7 km2 compare
- 31 Mexico 1.4 km2 compare
- 33 Uganda 0.4 km2 compare
- 34 Slovenia 0.3 km2 compare
- 35 Algeria 0 km2
- 35 American Samoa 0 km2
- 35 Andorra 0 km2
- 35 Angola 0 km2
- 35 Armenia 0 km2 compare
- 35 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 0 km2
- 35 Australia 0 km2
- 35 Bangladesh 0 km2
- 35 Barbados 0 km2
- 35 Belgium 0 km2
- 35 Belize 0 km2
- 35 Benin 0 km2
- 35 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 km2
- 35 Botswana 0 km2
- 35 British Virgin Islands 0 km2
- 35 Brunei Darussalam 0 km2
- 35 Bulgaria 0 km2
- 35 Burkina Faso 0 km2
- 35 Burundi 0 km2
- 35 Cambodia 0 km2
- 35 Cameroon 0 km2
- 35 Central African Republic 0 km2
- 35 Chad 0 km2
- 35 China, Hong Kong SAR 0 km2
- 35 Christmas Island 0 km2
- 35 Comoros 0 km2
- 35 Congo 0 km2
- 35 Cook Islands 0 km2
- 35 Costa Rica 0 km2
- 35 Croatia 0 km2
- 35 Cuba 0 km2
- 35 Cyprus 0 km2
- 35 Czechia 0 km2
- 35 Djibouti 0 km2
- 35 Dominican Republic 0 km2
- 35 Egypt 0 km2
- 35 El Salvador 0 km2
- 35 Equatorial Guinea 0 km2
- 35 Eritrea 0 km2
- 35 Eswatini 0 km2
- 35 Ethiopia 0 km2
- 35 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 0 km2
- 35 Faroe Islands 0 km2
- 35 Fiji 0 km2
- 35 Finland 0 km2
- 35 French Guiana 0 km2
- 35 French Polynesia 0 km2
- 35 Gabon 0 km2
- 35 Ghana 0 km2
- 35 Greece 0 km2
- 35 Grenada 0 km2
- 35 Guadeloupe 0 km2
- 35 Guam 0 km2
- 35 Guatemala 0 km2
- 35 Guinea 0 km2
- 35 Guyana 0 km2
- 35 Haiti 0 km2
- 35 Honduras 0 km2
- 35 Hungary 0 km2
- 35 Iraq 0 km2
- 35 Ireland 0 km2
- 35 Isle of Man 0 km2
- 35 Jamaica 0 km2
- 35 Jordan 0 km2
- 35 Kenya 0 km2
- 35 Lebanon 0 km2
- 35 Lesotho 0 km2
- 35 Liberia 0 km2
- 35 Libya 0 km2
- 35 Liechtenstein 0 km2
- 35 Luxembourg 0 km2
- 35 Madagascar 0 km2
- 35 Malawi 0 km2
- 35 Malaysia 0 km2
- 35 Mali 0 km2
- 35 Martinique 0 km2
- 35 Mauritania 0 km2
- 35 Mauritius 0 km2
- 35 Mayotte 0 km2
- 35 Montenegro 0 km2
- 35 Montserrat 0 km2
- 35 Morocco 0 km2
- 35 Mozambique 0 km2
- 35 Namibia 0 km2
- 35 New Caledonia 0 km2
- 35 Nicaragua 0 km2
- 35 Niger 0 km2
- 35 Nigeria 0 km2
- 35 North Macedonia 0 km2
- 35 Northern Mariana Islands 0 km2
- 35 Oman 0 km2
- 35 Palestine, State of 0 km2
- 35 Panama 0 km2
- 35 Papua New Guinea 0 km2
- 35 Paraguay 0 km2
- 35 Philippines 0 km2
- 35 Poland 0 km2
- 35 Portugal 0 km2
- 35 Puerto Rico 0 km2
- 35 Republic of Korea 0 km2
- 35 Réunion 0 km2
- 35 Romania 0 km2
- 35 Rwanda 0 km2
- 35 Saint Lucia 0 km2
- 35 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0 km2
- 35 Samoa 0 km2
- 35 San Marino 0 km2
- 35 Saudi Arabia 0 km2
- 35 Senegal 0 km2
- 35 Serbia 0 km2
- 35 Sierra Leone 0 km2
- 35 Slovakia 0 km2
- 35 Solomon Islands 0 km2
- 35 Somalia 0 km2
- 35 South Africa 0 km2
- 35 South Sudan 0 km2
- 35 Sri Lanka 0 km2
- 35 Sudan 0 km2
- 35 Suriname 0 km2
- 35 Thailand 0 km2
- 35 Togo 0 km2
- 35 Tonga 0 km2
- 35 Trinidad and Tobago 0 km2
- 35 Tunisia 0 km2
- 35 Turkmenistan 0 km2
- 35 Ukraine 0 km2
- 35 United Arab Emirates 0 km2
- 35 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 0 km2
- 35 United States Virgin Islands 0 km2
- 35 Uruguay 0 km2
- 35 Vanuatu 0 km2
- 35 Western Sahara 0 km2
- 35 Yemen 0 km2
- 35 Zambia 0 km2
- 35 Zimbabwe 0 km2
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -97.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Indonesia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in Indonesia was 0.7 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3 km2 in 2000.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7 km2 in 2021.
- How does Indonesia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow?
- Indonesia ranks 32nd out of 169 countries with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 41.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Indonesia 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: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow and glaciers — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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