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 9th of 29 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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
- 6 China 2,848 1000 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 2,848 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
- 12 Afghanistan 323.54 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 27.3 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 8.54 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 1.18 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 1.16 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Agriculture — Area 508,690 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Area 508,590 1000 ha (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 43.97 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 2,108 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area 138,841 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 21,037 1000 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 9th out of 29 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.