Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Australia
Australia: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 27.67 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Australia, 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 Australia stood at 27.67 1000 ha.
The figure is up 159.6% on the previous year and up 634.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Australia peaked at 60.3 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.93 1000 ha, in 2002.
Australia ranks 27th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Australia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3.67 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1.93 1000 ha | -47.4% |
| 2003 | 2.79 1000 ha | +44.6% |
| 2004 | 7.07 1000 ha | +153.4% |
| 2005 | 4.5 1000 ha | -36.4% |
| 2006 | 7.49 1000 ha | +66.4% |
| 2007 | 13.38 1000 ha | +78.6% |
| 2008 | 9.67 1000 ha | -27.7% |
| 2009 | 20.72 1000 ha | +114.3% |
| 2010 | 49.57 1000 ha | +139.2% |
| 2011 | 60.3 1000 ha | +21.6% |
| 2012 | 38.24 1000 ha | -36.6% |
| 2013 | 11.62 1000 ha | -69.6% |
| 2014 | 3.77 1000 ha | -67.6% |
| 2015 | 12.51 1000 ha | +231.8% |
| 2016 | 16.86 1000 ha | +34.8% |
| 2017 | 24.07 1000 ha | +42.8% |
| 2018 | 19.08 1000 ha | -20.7% |
| 2019 | 4.7 1000 ha | -75.4% |
| 2020 | 4.61 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 3.71 1000 ha | -19.5% |
| 2022 | 3.62 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 10.66 1000 ha | +194.5% |
| 2024 | 27.67 1000 ha | +159.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.91 1000 ha | 1.93 1000 ha | 20.72 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 24.07 1000 ha | 3.77 1000 ha | 60.3 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.05 1000 ha | 3.62 1000 ha | 27.67 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -1.03 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6708 % 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 0.0861 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Australia?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Australia was 27.67 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 60.3 1000 ha in 2011.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.93 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Australia rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Australia ranks 27th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 634.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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.