Permanent snow and glaciers β€” Area from MODIS in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

Bolivia (Plurinational State of): Permanent snow and glaciers β€” Area from MODIS was 15.28 1000 ha in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
15.28 1000 ha
Change on year
down 23.1%
Rank
10th
of 44 regions
All-time high
27.69 1000 ha
in 2016
All-time low
13.78 1000 ha
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Permanent snow and glaciers β€” Area from MODIS in Bolivia (Plurinational State of), 2001–2024

01020302001201220242001: 15 1000 ha2002: 13.8 1000 ha2003: 15.6 1000 ha2004: 20.1 1000 ha2005: 19.3 1000 ha2006: 16.6 1000 ha2007: 21.2 1000 ha2008: 18.2 1000 ha2009: 24.1 1000 ha2010: 20.5 1000 ha2011: 15.8 1000 ha2012: 17.4 1000 ha2013: 21.8 1000 ha2014: 26.3 1000 ha2015: 25.3 1000 ha2016: 27.7 1000 ha2017: 17.1 1000 ha2018: 15.7 1000 ha2019: 15.3 1000 ha2020: 26.7 1000 ha2021: 24.5 1000 ha2022: 15.6 1000 ha2023: 19.9 1000 ha2024: 15.3 1000 ha

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for permanent snow and glaciers β€” area from modis in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) is 15.28 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 41.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers β€” area from modis in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) peaked at 27.69 1000 ha in 2016 and was at its lowest, 13.78 1000 ha, in 2002.

That places Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 10th out of 44 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.21 1000 ha 13.78 1000 ha 24.09 1000 ha 9
2010s 20.29 1000 ha 15.3 1000 ha 27.69 1000 ha 10
2020s 20.4 1000 ha 15.28 1000 ha 26.68 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

  1. 8 Chile 1,505 1000 ha compare
  2. 9 Iceland 1,161 1000 ha compare
  3. 10 Tajikistan 831.24 1000 ha compare
  4. 11 Kyrgyzstan 413.61 1000 ha compare
  5. 12 Afghanistan 323.54 1000 ha compare
  6. 13 India 314.76 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places β†’

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers β€” area from modis in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
Permanent snow and glaciers β€” area from modis in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) was 15.28 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
What is the highest permanent snow and glaciers β€” area from modis recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
The highest recorded value was 27.69 1000 ha in 2016.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers β€” area from modis recorded in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
The lowest recorded value was 13.78 1000 ha in 2002.
How does Bolivia (Plurinational State of) rank for permanent snow and glaciers β€” area from modis?
Bolivia (Plurinational State of) ranks 10th out of 44 regions with data for 2024.
Is permanent snow and glaciers β€” area from modis rising or falling in Bolivia (Plurinational State of)?
Over the last ten years it is down 41.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bolivia (Plurinational State of) data come from?
The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent snow and glaciers β€” Area from MODIS. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Permanent snow and glaciers β€” 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
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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 UniversitΓ© 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.