What is the highest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in Central America?

The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 1992.

What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in Central America?

The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 1992.

How does Central America rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?

Central America ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2022.

Where does this Central America 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.

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Central America

Name: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Central America
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Central America: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 0 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

0 1000 ha

Rank

21st

of 29 groups

All-time high

0 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

0 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Central America, 1992–2022

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Central America is 0 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Central America peaked at 0 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 1992.

Central America ranks 21st of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	0 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	8
2000s	0 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	10
2010s	0 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	10
2020s	0 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Central America

18 Pakistan 210.7 1000 ha compare
19 Australia and New Zealand 134.01 1000 ha compare
20 Kazakhstan 113.34 1000 ha compare
21 Bhutan 113.14 1000 ha compare
22 New Zealand 109.03 1000 ha compare
23 Switzerland 104.17 1000 ha compare
24 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 91.49 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Central America

Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.58 % (2024)
Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 29.08 million m3 (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 3.69 % (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 4.26 % (2024)
Industrial roundwood — Export value 72,178 1000 USD (2024)
Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 5.15 million m3 (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 61,301 million USD (2024)
Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 95,489 million USD (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Central America?: Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Central America was 0 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 Central America?: The highest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in Central America?: The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Central America rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?: Central America ranks 21st out of 29 groups with data for 2022.
Where does this Central America 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

Indicator: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 270 places, 8,231 data points, 1992–2022
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.