Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Africa
Africa: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 0.59 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Africa, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Africa stood at 0.59 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 43.9% on the previous year and up 51.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Africa peaked at 2.64 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.13 1000 ha, in 2001.
Africa ranks 18th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Africa, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.13 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.13 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.46 1000 ha | +253.8% |
| 2004 | 0.62 1000 ha | +34.8% |
| 2005 | 0.68 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 0.76 1000 ha | +11.8% |
| 2007 | 0.93 1000 ha | +22.4% |
| 2008 | 2.21 1000 ha | +137.6% |
| 2009 | 0.28 1000 ha | -87.3% |
| 2010 | 1.31 1000 ha | +367.9% |
| 2011 | 0.92 1000 ha | -29.8% |
| 2012 | 0.75 1000 ha | -18.5% |
| 2013 | 0.67 1000 ha | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 0.39 1000 ha | -41.8% |
| 2015 | 2.57 1000 ha | +559.0% |
| 2016 | 1.05 1000 ha | -59.1% |
| 2017 | 0.23 1000 ha | -78.1% |
| 2018 | 1.4 1000 ha | +508.7% |
| 2019 | 2.64 1000 ha | +88.6% |
| 2020 | 1.2 1000 ha | -54.5% |
| 2021 | 0.98 1000 ha | -18.3% |
| 2022 | 0.34 1000 ha | -65.3% |
| 2023 | 0.41 1000 ha | +20.6% |
| 2024 | 0.59 1000 ha | +43.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Africa changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +559.0% | 0.39 1000 ha | 2.57 1000 ha |
| 2018 | +508.7% | 0.23 1000 ha | 1.4 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6889 1000 ha | 0.13 1000 ha | 2.21 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1.19 1000 ha | 0.23 1000 ha | 2.64 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.704 1000 ha | 0.34 1000 ha | 1.2 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Africa
- 15 Kazakhstan 254.5 1000 ha compare
- 16 Nepal 209.99 1000 ha compare
- 17 Pakistan 166.47 1000 ha compare
- 18 Australia and New Zealand 106.54 1000 ha compare
- 19 New Zealand 76.35 1000 ha compare
- 20 Peru 51.17 1000 ha compare
- 21 Switzerland 45.04 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.32 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.213 °C (2025)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 5.54 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 32.26 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 714,851 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 3.78 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 182,147 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Africa?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Africa was 0.59 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 2.64 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.13 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Africa rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Africa ranks 18th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Africa 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 MODIS. 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.