Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in European Union (27)
European Union (27): Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 75.02 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in European Union (27), 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in European Union (27) stood at 75.02 1000 ha. That is the lowest value across all 24 years on record.
The figure is down 11.3% on the previous year and down 13.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in European Union (27) peaked at 149.53 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 75.02 1000 ha, in 2024.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 111.27 1000 ha | 84.58 1000 ha | 146.99 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 102.4 1000 ha | 87.13 1000 ha | 130.29 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.78 1000 ha | 75.02 1000 ha | 149.53 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near European Union (27)
- 3 Canada 24,922 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
- 5 Norway 3,744 1000 ha compare
- 6 China (People’s Republic of) 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
More environment data for European Union (27)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.429 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 5.35 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 4.18 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 5.46 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 3.99 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 2.41 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 6.99 g/Int$ (2024)
- Land area — Area 398,812 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in European Union (27)?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in European Union (27) was 75.02 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 European Union (27)?
- The highest recorded value was 149.53 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in European Union (27)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.02 1000 ha in 2024.
- How does European Union (27) rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- European Union (27) ranks 6th out of 7 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in European Union (27)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this European Union (27) 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.