Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in South America
South America: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 4,153 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in South America, 1992–2022
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2022, permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in South America stood at 4,153 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is down 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in South America peaked at 4,153 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 4,153 1000 ha, in 2019.
South America ranks 9th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in South America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 4,153 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1994 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1995 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1996 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1997 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2000 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 4,153 1000 ha | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 4,153 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4,153 1000 ha | 4,153 1000 ha | 4,153 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 4,153 1000 ha | 4,153 1000 ha | 4,153 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 4,153 1000 ha | 4,153 1000 ha | 4,153 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,153 1000 ha | 4,153 1000 ha | 4,153 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near South America
More environment data for South America
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -5.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -9.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.79 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 6.57 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in South America?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in South America was 4,153 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 South America?
- The highest recorded value was 4,153 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,153 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does South America rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?
- South America ranks 9th out of 26 groups with data for 2022.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America 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.