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 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
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
- 24 Georgia 35.78 1000 ha compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 29.38 1000 ha compare
- 26 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 29.28 1000 ha compare
- 28 Austria 15.88 1000 ha compare
- 29 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.28 1000 ha compare
- 30 Mongolia 13.76 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Australia
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 6.94 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,196 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 4,920 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 43.17 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 91.29 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 331,869 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.11 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 385 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.6 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,265 1000 ha (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 240 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.