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 29 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.

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Europe

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

Europe: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 10,296 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

10,296 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

Rank

4th

of 29 groups

All-time high

10,296 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

10,296 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

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 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 Greenland 176,239 1000 ha compare
3 Canada 18,553 1000 ha compare
4 China 6,388 1000 ha compare
4 China, mainland 6,388 1000 ha compare
6 Russian Federation 5,356 1000 ha compare
7 Norway 3,608 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Europe

Arable land — Area 270,153 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 2.35 million 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 15,732 1000 ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.21 g/Int$ (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.33 kg/cap (2024)
Cropland — Area per capita 0.38 ha/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 13.89 kg/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 3.97 million t (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 27,700 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 2.21 million 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Europe →

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 29 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

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.