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 7th out of 29 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.

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Asia

Name: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Asia
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Asia: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 5,502 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

5,502 1000 ha

Change on year

down 5.2%

Rank

7th

of 29 groups

All-time high

6,648 1000 ha

in 2019

All-time low

4,648 1000 ha

in 2002

Years of data

2001–2024

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 7th of 29 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

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

4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
5 Norway 3,744 1000 ha compare
6 China 2,848 1000 ha compare
6 China, mainland 2,848 1000 ha compare
8 Chile 1,505 1000 ha compare
9 Iceland 1,161 1000 ha compare
10 Tajikistan 831.24 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Asia

Land area — Area 3.11 million 1000 ha (2024)
Pesticides (total) — Import value 8.97 million 1000 USD (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 947,202 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 62.13 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 30.44 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 100,624 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 86,424 1000 ha (2024)
Country area — Area 3.20 million 1000 ha (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 251,913 1000 ha (2024)
Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 37.86 % (2024)

All data for Asia →

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 7th out of 29 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

Indicator: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS
Unit: 1000 ha
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage: 269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed: 12 August 2026

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.