Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Asia
Asia: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 5,502 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Asia, 2001–2024
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 modis in Asia is 5,502 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 5.2% on the previous year and down 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Asia peaked at 6,648 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4,648 1000 ha, in 2002.
Asia ranks 1st of 20 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,815 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 4,648 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2003 | 4,848 1000 ha | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 5,591 1000 ha | +15.3% |
| 2005 | 6,273 1000 ha | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 6,039 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 5,813 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 5,708 1000 ha | -1.8% |
| 2009 | 6,138 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2010 | 6,277 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6,330 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 6,423 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 6,257 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2014 | 6,105 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 5,959 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2016 | 5,926 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 5,957 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,242 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 6,648 1000 ha | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 6,471 1000 ha | -2.7% |
| 2021 | 6,341 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 6,276 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 5,803 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2024 | 5,502 1000 ha | -5.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5,541 1000 ha | 4,648 1000 ha | 6,273 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,212 1000 ha | 5,926 1000 ha | 6,648 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,078 1000 ha | 5,502 1000 ha | 6,471 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Asia
- 1 Antarctica 1.18 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.28 1000 ha compare
- 2 Greenland 186,005 1000 ha compare
- 3 Canada 24,922 1000 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 9.73 1000 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Asia
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.4646 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.83 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 44.07 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, coniferous — Production 80.29 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 400.22 million m3 (2024)
- Wood charcoal — Production 10.14 million t (2024)
- Other industrial roundwood, non-coniferous (production) — Production 66.09 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Asia?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Asia was 5,502 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6,648 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,648 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Asia rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Asia ranks 1st out of 20 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Asia 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.