What is the highest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Eastern Africa?

The highest recorded value was 0.85 1000 ha in 2021.

What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Eastern Africa?

The lowest recorded value was 0.13 1000 ha in 2001.

How does Eastern Africa rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?

Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.

Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Eastern Africa?

Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Where does this Eastern Africa 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.

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa

Name: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Eastern Africa: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 0.5 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)

0.5 1000 ha

Change on year

up 28.2%

Rank

20th

of 29 groups

All-time high

0.85 1000 ha

in 2021

All-time low

0.13 1000 ha

in 2001

Years of data

2001–2024

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Africa, 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 Eastern Africa is 0.5 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 28.2% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Eastern Africa peaked at 0.85 1000 ha in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.13 1000 ha, in 2001.

That places Eastern Africa 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	0.3278 1000 ha	0.13 1000 ha	0.67 1000 ha	9
2010s	0.457 1000 ha	0.15 1000 ha	0.75 1000 ha	10
2020s	0.458 1000 ha	0.21 1000 ha	0.85 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Eastern Africa

17 Pakistan 166.47 1000 ha compare
18 Australia and New Zealand 106.54 1000 ha compare
19 New Zealand 76.35 1000 ha compare
20 Peru 51.17 1000 ha compare
21 Switzerland 45.04 1000 ha compare
22 Sweden 41.11 1000 ha compare
23 Bhutan 36.87 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Eastern Africa

Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 25.02 % (2024)
Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1.47 g/Int$ (2024)
Country area — Area 705,273 1000 ha (2024)
Land area — Area 684,012 1000 ha (2024)
Agriculture — Area 342,789 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Area 342,789 1000 ha (2024)
Agricultural land — Share in Land area 50.11 % (2024)
Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 344.61 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
Cropland — Area 85,775 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 10,496 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Eastern Africa →

Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Eastern Africa?: Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Eastern Africa was 0.5 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 Eastern Africa?: The highest recorded value was 0.85 1000 ha in 2021.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Eastern Africa?: The lowest recorded value was 0.13 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Eastern Africa rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?: Eastern Africa ranks 20th out of 29 groups with data for 2024.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Eastern Africa?: Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Eastern Africa 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: 12 August 2026

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.