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

Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Norway was 3,608 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 Norway?

The highest recorded value was 3,608 1000 ha in 1992.

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

The lowest recorded value was 3,608 1000 ha in 1992.

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

Norway ranks 7th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.

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

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

Where does this Norway 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 Norway

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

Norway: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 3,608 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat

Latest (2022)

3,608 1000 ha

Change on year

unchanged

World rank

7th

of 241 countries

All-time high

3,608 1000 ha

in 1992

All-time low

3,608 1000 ha

in 1992

Years of data

1992–2022

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in Norway, 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 Norway is 3,608 1000 ha, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Norway peaked at 3,608 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 3,608 1000 ha, in 1992.

That places Norway 7th out of 241 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1990s	3,608 1000 ha	3,608 1000 ha	3,608 1000 ha	8
2000s	3,608 1000 ha	3,608 1000 ha	3,608 1000 ha	10
2010s	3,608 1000 ha	3,608 1000 ha	3,608 1000 ha	10
2020s	3,608 1000 ha	3,608 1000 ha	3,608 1000 ha	3

Countries ranked near Norway

4 China 6,388 1000 ha compare
4 China, mainland 6,388 1000 ha compare
6 Russian Federation 5,356 1000 ha compare
8 Chile 2,828 1000 ha compare
9 Iceland 1,108 1000 ha compare
10 Tajikistan 1,081 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 270 places →

More environment data for Norway

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 9.57 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 77.4 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 2,023 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.48 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 17.89 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 176 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 3 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 81.81 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 805 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Norway →

Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Norway?: Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in Norway was 3,608 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 Norway?: The highest recorded value was 3,608 1000 ha in 1992.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in Norway?: The lowest recorded value was 3,608 1000 ha in 1992.
How does Norway rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?: Norway ranks 7th out of 241 countries with data for 2022.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc rising or falling in Norway?: Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway 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.