Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Argentina
Argentina: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 272.7 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Argentina, 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 Argentina stood at 272.7 1000 ha.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Argentina peaked at 371.67 1000 ha in 2005 and was at its lowest, 231.74 1000 ha, in 2021.
Argentina ranks 14th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Argentina, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 301.31 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 291.66 1000 ha | -3.2% |
| 2003 | 274.79 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2004 | 292.44 1000 ha | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 371.67 1000 ha | +27.1% |
| 2006 | 333.14 1000 ha | -10.4% |
| 2007 | 277.9 1000 ha | -16.6% |
| 2008 | 255.87 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 251.12 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2010 | 247.55 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 261.38 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 273.1 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2013 | 276.65 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 260.07 1000 ha | -6.0% |
| 2015 | 275.5 1000 ha | +5.9% |
| 2016 | 302.53 1000 ha | +9.8% |
| 2017 | 268.22 1000 ha | -11.3% |
| 2018 | 258.89 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2019 | 245.72 1000 ha | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 257.82 1000 ha | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 231.74 1000 ha | -10.1% |
| 2022 | 249.36 1000 ha | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 258.33 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 272.7 1000 ha | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 294.43 1000 ha | 251.12 1000 ha | 371.67 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 266.96 1000 ha | 245.72 1000 ha | 302.53 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 253.99 1000 ha | 231.74 1000 ha | 272.7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Argentina
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 413.61 1000 ha compare
- 12 Afghanistan 323.54 1000 ha compare
- 13 India 314.76 1000 ha compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 254.5 1000 ha compare
- 16 Nepal 209.99 1000 ha compare
- 17 Pakistan 166.47 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Argentina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.78 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.8814 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.8286 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Argentina?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Argentina was 272.7 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 Argentina?
- The highest recorded value was 371.67 1000 ha in 2005.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Argentina?
- The lowest recorded value was 231.74 1000 ha in 2021.
- How does Argentina rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Argentina ranks 14th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Argentina?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Argentina 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.