Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 2,862 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Asia, 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 Asia is 2,862 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of 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 Eastern Asia peaked at 3,452 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2,811 1000 ha, in 2003.
Eastern Asia ranks 8th of 26 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 3,164 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 2,852 1000 ha | -9.9% |
| 2003 | 2,811 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 3,006 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2005 | 3,347 1000 ha | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 3,233 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2007 | 3,138 1000 ha | -2.9% |
| 2008 | 3,101 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 3,056 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 2,994 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 3,159 1000 ha | +5.5% |
| 2012 | 3,341 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 3,225 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 3,151 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 3,039 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 2,997 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 3,078 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 3,238 1000 ha | +5.2% |
| 2019 | 3,452 1000 ha | +6.6% |
| 2020 | 3,333 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2021 | 3,192 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 3,159 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 3,043 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 2,862 1000 ha | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,079 1000 ha | 2,811 1000 ha | 3,347 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 3,167 1000 ha | 2,994 1000 ha | 3,452 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,118 1000 ha | 2,862 1000 ha | 3,333 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
- 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
- 8 Chile 1,505 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 Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 173.25 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 137.00 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 68.03 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Eastern Asia?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Eastern Asia was 2,862 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 Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 3,452 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,811 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Eastern Asia ranks 8th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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.