What is the highest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Central America?

The highest recorded value was 2.04 1000 ha in 2019.

What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Central America?

The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2001.

How does Central America rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?

Central America ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.

Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Central America?

Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Central America 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 Central America

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

Central America: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 0.06 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.06 1000 ha

Change on year

down 93.0%

Rank

22nd

of 29 groups

All-time high

2.04 1000 ha

in 2019

All-time low

0 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

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

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

Analysis

Central America recorded 0.06 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 93.0% on the previous year and down 81.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Central America peaked at 2.04 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Central America 22nd out of 29 groups 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.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.4956 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	1.48 1000 ha	9
2010s	0.799 1000 ha	0 1000 ha	2.04 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.266 1000 ha	0.06 1000 ha	0.86 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Central America

19 New Zealand 76.35 1000 ha compare
20 Peru 51.17 1000 ha compare
21 Switzerland 45.04 1000 ha compare
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

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More environment data for Central America

Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 754.93 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 2.39 kg/cap (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 4.8 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 247,937 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 245,161 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 116,397 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 116,316 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 47.44 % (2024)
Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 155.77 USD (2024)
Arable land — Area 25,888 1000 ha (2024)

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Central America?: Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Central America was 0.06 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 Central America?: The highest recorded value was 2.04 1000 ha in 2019.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Central America?: The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Central America rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?: Central America ranks 22nd out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Central America?: Over the last ten years it is down 81.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Central America 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.