What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Nepal?

Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Nepal was 470.94 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 Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 470.94 1000 ha in 1992.

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

The lowest recorded value was 470.94 1000 ha in 1992.

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

Nepal ranks 14th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.

Where does this Nepal 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 Nepal

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

Nepal: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 470.94 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

470.94 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

14th

of 241 countries

All-time high

470.94 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

470.94 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

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

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

Analysis

Nepal recorded 470.94 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc 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 Nepal peaked at 470.94 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 470.94 1000 ha, in 1992.

Nepal ranks 14th of 241 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	470.94 1000 ha	470.94 1000 ha	470.94 1000 ha	8
2000s	470.94 1000 ha	470.94 1000 ha	470.94 1000 ha	10
2010s	470.94 1000 ha	470.94 1000 ha	470.94 1000 ha	10
2020s	470.94 1000 ha	470.94 1000 ha	470.94 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Nepal

11 India 739.64 1000 ha compare
12 Argentina 645.21 1000 ha compare
13 Kyrgyzstan 584.57 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

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More environment data for Nepal

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 70.24 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,369 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 383.1 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.52 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 47.95 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,795 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.87 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 145 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 48.18 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,804 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Nepal?: Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Nepal was 470.94 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 Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 470.94 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 470.94 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Nepal rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?: Nepal ranks 14th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Nepal 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.