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
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Chile, 2001–2024
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 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Chile, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,283 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,279 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 1,280 1000 ha | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 1,504 1000 ha | +17.6% |
| 2005 | 1,617 1000 ha | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 1,707 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2007 | 1,612 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2008 | 1,609 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 1,576 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2010 | 1,648 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2011 | 1,656 1000 ha | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 1,789 1000 ha | +8.0% |
| 2013 | 1,726 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 1,759 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1,592 1000 ha | -9.5% |
| 2016 | 1,516 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2017 | 1,389 1000 ha | -8.4% |
| 2018 | 1,443 1000 ha | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 1,548 1000 ha | +7.3% |
| 2020 | 1,514 1000 ha | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 1,414 1000 ha | -6.6% |
| 2022 | 1,359 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1,511 1000 ha | +11.2% |
| 2024 | 1,505 1000 ha | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 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
- 9 Iceland 1,161 1000 ha compare
- 10 Tajikistan 831.24 1000 ha compare
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 413.61 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Chile
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.67 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.3357 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.266 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.82 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 6.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.1 % 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 0.202 % change on previous year (2024)
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 223 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
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.