Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Chile

Chile: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 1,505 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1,505 1000 ha
Change on year
down 0.4%
World rank
8th
of 240 countries
All-time high
1,789 1000 ha
in 2012
All-time low
1,279 1000 ha
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

05001.0k1.5k2.0k2001201220242001: 1.3k 1000 ha2002: 1.3k 1000 ha2003: 1.3k 1000 ha2004: 1.5k 1000 ha2005: 1.6k 1000 ha2006: 1.7k 1000 ha2007: 1.6k 1000 ha2008: 1.6k 1000 ha2009: 1.6k 1000 ha2010: 1.6k 1000 ha2011: 1.7k 1000 ha2012: 1.8k 1000 ha2013: 1.7k 1000 ha2014: 1.8k 1000 ha2015: 1.6k 1000 ha2016: 1.5k 1000 ha2017: 1.4k 1000 ha2018: 1.4k 1000 ha2019: 1.5k 1000 ha2020: 1.5k 1000 ha2021: 1.4k 1000 ha2022: 1.4k 1000 ha2023: 1.5k 1000 ha2024: 1.5k 1000 ha

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

Analysis

Chile recorded 1,505 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 14.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Chile peaked at 1,789 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,279 1000 ha, in 2002.

That places Chile 8th out of 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1,496 1000 ha 1,279 1000 ha 1,707 1000 ha 9
2010s 1,606 1000 ha 1,389 1000 ha 1,789 1000 ha 10
2020s 1,460 1000 ha 1,359 1000 ha 1,514 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 5 Norway 3,744 1000 ha compare
  2. 6 China 2,848 1000 ha compare
  3. 6 China, mainland 2,848 1000 ha compare
  4. 9 Iceland 1,161 1000 ha compare
  5. 10 Tajikistan 831.24 1000 ha compare
  6. 11 Kyrgyzstan 413.61 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Chile?
Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Chile was 1,505 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 Chile?
The highest recorded value was 1,789 1000 ha in 2012.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 1,279 1000 ha in 2002.
How does Chile rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
Chile ranks 8th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Chile 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

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.