Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Europe
Europe: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 13,906 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Europe, 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 Europe is 13,906 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.4% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Europe peaked at 15,711 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13,801 1000 ha, in 2016.
Europe ranks 4th 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 14,782 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 14,297 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2003 | 14,528 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 15,711 1000 ha | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 15,677 1000 ha | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 15,553 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 15,466 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 15,171 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 15,394 1000 ha | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 15,194 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 14,817 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 14,435 1000 ha | -2.6% |
| 2013 | 13,911 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 14,182 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 14,295 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 13,801 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 14,419 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2018 | 14,406 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 14,613 1000 ha | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 14,057 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 13,943 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 14,067 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 14,108 1000 ha | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 13,906 1000 ha | -1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15,175 1000 ha | 14,297 1000 ha | 15,711 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 14,407 1000 ha | 13,801 1000 ha | 15,194 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14,016 1000 ha | 13,906 1000 ha | 14,108 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Antarctica 1.18 million 1000 ha compare
- 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
More environment data for Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Production 94.14 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Production 73.33 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Europe?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Europe was 13,906 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 15,711 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 13,801 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Europe rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Europe ranks 4th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this 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.