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 240 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 |
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More environment data for China, mainland
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 32.82 % (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 391,823 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 41.74 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,591 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 128,608 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 108,466 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,542 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.68 % (2024)
- Land area — Area 938,821 1000 ha (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 240 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.