Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Africa
Africa: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 70.12 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Africa, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Africa stood at 70.12 1000 ha. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Africa peaked at 70.12 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 70.12 1000 ha, in 1992.
Africa ranks 15th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 70.12 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 70.12 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70.12 1000 ha | 70.12 1000 ha | 70.12 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 70.12 1000 ha | 70.12 1000 ha | 70.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.12 1000 ha | 70.12 1000 ha | 70.12 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 70.12 1000 ha | 70.12 1000 ha | 70.12 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 12 Argentina 645.21 1000 ha compare
- 13 Kyrgyzstan 584.57 1000 ha compare
- 14 Nepal 470.94 1000 ha compare
- 15 Afghanistan 322.06 1000 ha compare
- 16 Peru 297.67 1000 ha compare
- 17 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 270.93 1000 ha compare
- 18 Pakistan 210.7 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Africa?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Africa was 70.12 1000 ha in 2022, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 70.12 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 70.12 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Africa rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?
- Africa ranks 15th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Africa data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.