Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Europe
Europe: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 10,296 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Europe, 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 Europe is 10,296 1000 ha, measured in 2022. 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 Europe peaked at 10,296 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 10,296 1000 ha, in 1992.
Europe ranks 4th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 10,296 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10,296 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 10,296 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 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 6,388 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 Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Europe?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Europe was 10,296 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10,296 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 10,296 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does Europe rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Europe 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.