Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Caribbean
Caribbean: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 0 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Caribbean, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Caribbean is 0 1000 ha, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of down 100.0% on the previous year and down 100.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Caribbean peaked at 0.06 1000 ha in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places Caribbean 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Caribbean, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0.02 1000 ha | — |
| 2009 | 0.06 1000 ha | +200.0% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha | -100.0% |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2016 | 0.02 1000 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0.04 1000 ha | +100.0% |
| 2018 | 0.02 1000 ha | -50.0% |
| 2019 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.04 1000 ha | +100.0% |
| 2021 | 0 1000 ha | -100.0% |
| 2022 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2023 | 0.02 1000 ha | — |
| 2024 | 0 1000 ha | -100.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0089 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.06 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.01 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.04 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.012 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.04 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Caribbean
- 19 New Zealand 76.35 1000 ha compare
- 20 Peru 51.17 1000 ha compare
- 21 Switzerland 45.04 1000 ha compare
- 22 Cabo Verde 0 1000 ha
- 22 Côte d'Ivoire 0 1000 ha
- 22 Sweden 41.11 1000 ha compare
- 23 Bhutan 36.87 1000 ha compare
- 24 Georgia 35.78 1000 ha compare
- 25 Uzbekistan 29.38 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Caribbean
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.233 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Import quantity 152,566 m3 (2024)
- Primary wood and paper products (export/import) — Export value 152,436 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Production 6.26 million m3 (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs, coniferous — Production 355,073 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 4.77 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Caribbean?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Caribbean was 0 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 Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 0.06 1000 ha in 2009.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Caribbean rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Caribbean ranks 22nd out of 26 countries with data for 2024.
- Where does this Caribbean 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.