Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 0.56 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
0.56 1000 ha
Change on year
down 6.7%
World rank
41st
of 240 countries
All-time high
1.14 1000 ha
in 2017
All-time low
0.09 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Azerbaijan, 2001–2024

00.250.50.7511.22001201220242001: 0.09 1000 ha2002: 0.32 1000 ha2003: 0.34 1000 ha2004: 0.9 1000 ha2005: 0.9 1000 ha2006: 0.75 1000 ha2007: 0.9 1000 ha2008: 0.47 1000 ha2009: 0.62 1000 ha2010: 0.62 1000 ha2011: 0.54 1000 ha2012: 0.41 1000 ha2013: 0.47 1000 ha2014: 0.37 1000 ha2015: 0.37 1000 ha2016: 0.64 1000 ha2017: 1.1 1000 ha2018: 0.9 1000 ha2019: 0.52 1000 ha2020: 0.19 1000 ha2021: 0.26 1000 ha2022: 0.47 1000 ha2023: 0.6 1000 ha2024: 0.56 1000 ha

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

In 2024, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Azerbaijan stood at 0.56 1000 ha.

That represents a change of down 6.7% on the previous year and up 51.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Azerbaijan peaked at 1.14 1000 ha in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0.09 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Azerbaijan 41st out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.5878 1000 ha 0.09 1000 ha 0.9 1000 ha 9
2010s 0.598 1000 ha 0.37 1000 ha 1.14 1000 ha 10
2020s 0.416 1000 ha 0.19 1000 ha 0.6 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Azerbaijan

  1. 38 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 2.52 1000 ha compare
  2. 39 Colombia 1 1000 ha compare
  3. 40 Slovenia 0.6 1000 ha compare
  4. 42 French Southern Territories 0.3 1000 ha compare
  5. 43 United Republic of Tanzania 0.11 1000 ha compare
  6. 44 Malawi 0.09 1000 ha compare
  7. 44 Namibia 0.09 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Azerbaijan?
Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Azerbaijan was 0.56 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 Azerbaijan?
The highest recorded value was 1.14 1000 ha in 2017.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Azerbaijan?
The lowest recorded value was 0.09 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Azerbaijan rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
Azerbaijan ranks 41st out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Azerbaijan?
Over the last ten years it is up 51.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Azerbaijan 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

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.