Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC was 270.93 1000 ha in 2022. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands is 270.93 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands peaked at 270.93 1000 ha in 1992 and was at its lowest, 270.93 1000 ha, in 1992.
That places South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 17th out of 224 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the top 10%.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 270.93 1000 ha | — |
| 1993 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1997 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 270.93 1000 ha | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 270.93 1000 ha | 270.93 1000 ha | 270.93 1000 ha | 8 |
| 2000s | 270.93 1000 ha | 270.93 1000 ha | 270.93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2010s | 270.93 1000 ha | 270.93 1000 ha | 270.93 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 270.93 1000 ha | 270.93 1000 ha | 270.93 1000 ha | 3 |
Countries ranked near South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- 14 Nepal 470.94 1000 ha compare
- 15 Afghanistan 322.06 1000 ha compare
- 16 Peru 297.67 1000 ha compare
- 18 Pakistan 210.7 1000 ha compare
- 19 Australia and New Zealand 134.01 1000 ha compare
- 20 Cabo Verde 0 1000 ha
- 20 Côte d'Ivoire 0 1000 ha
- 20 Kazakhstan 113.34 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.35 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.429 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2512 Percentage change (2024)
- Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 2.06 1000 ha (2022)
- Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 40.06 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was 270.93 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 Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 270.93 1000 ha in 1992.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 270.93 1000 ha in 1992.
- How does South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 17th out of 224 countries with data for 2022.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from cci_lc rising or falling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 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.