Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in China
China: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 2,848 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in China, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
The most recent figure for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in China is 2,848 1000 ha, measured 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 peaked at 3,438 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,797 1000 ha, in 2003.
China ranks 6th of 240 countries on this measure, 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 |
Countries ranked near China
More environment data for China
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 57.9 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 74,915 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 17,531 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 27.93 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 67.04 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 263,216 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 5.18 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 20,327 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 27.78 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 109,061 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in China?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in China 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?
- 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?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,797 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does China rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- China ranks 6th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this China 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.