Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Europe
Eastern Europe: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 8,881 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Eastern Europe recorded 8,881 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Eastern Europe peaked at 10,732 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8,312 1000 ha, in 2016.
Eastern Europe ranks 5th of 26 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Eastern Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9,206 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 9,293 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 9,676 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 10,732 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 10,396 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 10,322 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 9,952 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 9,578 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 9,596 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9,709 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9,465 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8,713 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 8,574 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 8,958 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 8,642 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8,312 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 8,884 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 9,036 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9,198 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8,523 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 8,661 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8,892 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 9,034 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8,881 1000 ha | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,861 1000 ha | 9,206 1000 ha | 10,732 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,949 1000 ha | 8,312 1000 ha | 9,709 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,798 1000 ha | 8,523 1000 ha | 9,034 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Europe
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.28 1000 ha compare
- 2 Greenland 186,005 1000 ha compare
- 3 Canada 24,922 1000 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 9.73 1000 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Eastern Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.01 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.483 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.81 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 339.05 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 89.12 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 249.93 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 13.20 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Eastern Europe?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Eastern Europe was 8,881 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 10,732 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Eastern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,312 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Eastern Europe rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Eastern Europe ranks 5th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Eastern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Eastern Europe 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.