15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in South-Eastern Asia
South-Eastern Asia: 15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow was 175.9 km2 in 2021. ▲ Rising
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in South-Eastern Asia, 2000–2021
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in km2.
Analysis
South-Eastern Asia recorded 175.9 km2 for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in 2021. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.6% on the previous year and up 54.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in South-Eastern Asia peaked at 175.9 km2 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 113.7 km2, in 2010.
South-Eastern Asia ranks 16th of 21 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
15.4.2a Mountain green cover area: Total; Land Cover: Permanent snow in South-Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | km2 | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 155.2 km2 | — |
| 2005 | 129.9 km2 | -16.3% |
| 2010 | 113.7 km2 | -12.5% |
| 2015 | 123.1 km2 | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 154.8 km2 | +25.8% |
| 2021 | 175.9 km2 | +13.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 142.55 km2 | 129.9 km2 | 155.2 km2 | 2 |
| 2010s | 130.53 km2 | 113.7 km2 | 154.8 km2 | 3 |
| 2020s | 175.9 km2 | 175.9 km2 | 175.9 km2 | 1 |
Countries ranked near South-Eastern Asia
- 13 Kazakhstan 1,295 km2 compare
- 14 Peru 1,250 km2 compare
- 15 Bhutan 1,073 km2 compare
- 16 Switzerland 992.1 km2 compare
- 17 Mongolia 445.5 km2 compare
- 18 Cabo Verde 0 km2
- 18 Côte d'Ivoire 0 km2
- 18 Georgia 407.5 km2 compare
- 19 Italy 387.1 km2 compare
More environment data for South-Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.195 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.1 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 10.49 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 22.16 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 54.39 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 11.54 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 6.08 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in South-Eastern Asia?
- 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow in South-Eastern Asia was 175.9 km2 in 2021, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 175.9 km2 in 2021.
- What is the lowest 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow recorded in South-Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 113.7 km2 in 2010.
- How does South-Eastern Asia rank for 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow?
- South-Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 21 groups with data for 2021.
- Is 15.4.2a mountain green cover area: total; land cover: permanent snow rising or falling in South-Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 54.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South-Eastern Asia 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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