Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in China
China: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 6,388 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in China, 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 China is 6,388 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in China peaked at 6,388 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 6,388 1000 ha, in 1992.
China ranks 4th of 224 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in China, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 6,388 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 6,388 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,388 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,388 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,388 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,388 1000 ha | 6,388 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near China
- 1 Antarctica 1.18 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 91.49 1000 ha compare
- 2 Greenland 176,239 1000 ha compare
- 3 Canada 18,553 1000 ha compare
- 3 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0.05 1000 ha compare
- 4 China, mainland 6,388 1000 ha compare
- 4 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha
- 4 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 1000 ha
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 0 1000 ha
- 4 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 1000 ha
- 4 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 4 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha
- 4 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 ha
- 4 Timor-Leste 0 1000 ha
- 4 Türkiye 0 1000 ha
- 4 United Republic of Tanzania 0 1000 ha
- 4 Viet Nam 0 1000 ha
- 4 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 4 Melanesia 0 1000 ha
- 4 Micronesia 0 1000 ha
- 4 Polynesia 0 1000 ha
- 6 Russian Federation 5,356 1000 ha compare
- 7 Norway 3,608 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8065 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.2517 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in China?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in China was 6,388 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 6,388 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,388 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does China rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?
- China ranks 4th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.