Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in France
France: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 6.76 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in France, 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 France stood at 6.76 1000 ha.
The figure is up 13.8% on the previous year and down 21.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in France peaked at 14.11 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 5.94 1000 ha, in 2023.
France ranks 33rd of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.72 1000 ha | 8.52 1000 ha | 14.11 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 8.19 1000 ha | 7.17 1000 ha | 8.8 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.33 1000 ha | 5.94 1000 ha | 8.54 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 15.54 % (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 2,781 1000 ha (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 1,024 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 19.38 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 36.71 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 10,443 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.57 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 1,016 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 59.35 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,882 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in France?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in France was 6.76 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 14.11 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.94 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does France rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- France ranks 33rd out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this France 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.