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 240 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.

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Canada

Name: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Canada
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Canada: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 24,922 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

24,922 1000 ha

Change on year

down 0.2%

World rank

3rd

of 240 countries

All-time high

29,329 1000 ha

in 2004

All-time low

23,944 1000 ha

in 2012

Years of data

2001–2024

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 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

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 Greenland 186,005 1000 ha compare
4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
5 Norway 3,744 1000 ha compare
6 China 2,848 1000 ha compare
6 China, mainland 2,848 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Canada

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 3.19 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,218 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 108,496 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 2.11 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 32.68 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 18,560 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 0.3 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 172 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 67.02 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 38,064 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Canada →

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 240 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

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: 12 August 2026

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.