Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in China, mainland
China, mainland: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 2,848 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in China, mainland, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
China, mainland recorded 2,848 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in China, mainland peaked at 3,438 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,797 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places China, mainland 6th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in China, mainland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,148 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,840 1000 ha | -9.8% |
| 2003 | 2,797 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2,992 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 3,332 1000 ha | +11.4% |
| 2006 | 3,218 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 3,125 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,088 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,042 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 2,979 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 3,146 1000 ha | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 3,328 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 3,209 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 3,136 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,026 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2,981 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 3,064 1000 ha | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 3,223 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 3,438 1000 ha | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 3,319 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3,176 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2022 | 3,144 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3,029 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2,848 1000 ha | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,065 1000 ha | 2,797 1000 ha | 3,332 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,153 1000 ha | 2,979 1000 ha | 3,438 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,103 1000 ha | 2,848 1000 ha | 3,319 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near China, mainland
- 3 Canada 24,922 1000 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 9.73 1000 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
- 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 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
- 8 Chile 1,505 1000 ha compare
- 9 Iceland 1,161 1000 ha compare
More environment data for China, mainland
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,142 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.09 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 13.7 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in China, mainland?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in China, mainland was 2,848 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 China, mainland?
- The highest recorded value was 3,438 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in China, mainland?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,797 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does China, mainland rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- China, mainland ranks 6th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in China, mainland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China, mainland 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.