Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Canada
Canada: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 24,922 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Canada, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Canada recorded 24,922 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Canada peaked at 29,329 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 23,944 1000 ha, in 2012.
Canada ranks 3rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Canada, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 28,497 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 25,392 1000 ha | -10.9% |
| 2003 | 25,165 1000 ha | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 29,329 1000 ha | +16.5% |
| 2005 | 28,228 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2006 | 26,134 1000 ha | -7.4% |
| 2007 | 25,478 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 25,541 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 26,395 1000 ha | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 25,013 1000 ha | -5.2% |
| 2011 | 24,990 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 23,944 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2013 | 25,530 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2014 | 25,815 1000 ha | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 24,122 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2016 | 24,125 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 26,509 1000 ha | +9.9% |
| 2018 | 27,788 1000 ha | +4.8% |
| 2019 | 26,824 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 25,597 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2021 | 26,682 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 25,222 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2023 | 24,964 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 24,922 1000 ha | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26,684 1000 ha | 25,165 1000 ha | 29,329 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 25,466 1000 ha | 23,944 1000 ha | 27,788 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 25,477 1000 ha | 24,922 1000 ha | 26,682 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Canada
- 1 Antarctica 1.18 million 1000 ha compare
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.28 1000 ha compare
- 2 Greenland 186,005 1000 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 9.73 1000 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
- 5 Norway 3,744 1000 ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 0.11 1000 ha compare
- 6 China 2,848 1000 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 2,848 1000 ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 1000 ha
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 1000 ha
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 6 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 ha
- 6 Timor-Leste 0 1000 ha
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 1000 ha
- 6 Viet Nam 0 1000 ha
- 6 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 6 Melanesia 0 1000 ha compare
- 6 Micronesia 0 1000 ha compare
- 6 Polynesia 0 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Canada
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.642 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.96 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.7 % 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 -0.3398 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Canada?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Canada was 24,922 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 Canada?
- The highest recorded value was 29,329 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Canada?
- The lowest recorded value was 23,944 1000 ha in 2012.
- How does Canada rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Canada ranks 3rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Canada?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Canada 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.