Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Iceland
Iceland: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 1,161 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Iceland, 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 Iceland is 1,161 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 9.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Iceland peaked at 1,323 1000 ha in 2015 and was at its lowest, 1,051 1000 ha, in 2005.
That places Iceland 9th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Iceland, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 1,278 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 1,133 1000 ha | -11.4% |
| 2003 | 1,079 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2004 | 1,065 1000 ha | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 1,051 1000 ha | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 1,068 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 1,067 1000 ha | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1,067 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1,170 1000 ha | +9.6% |
| 2010 | 1,082 1000 ha | -7.5% |
| 2011 | 1,055 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 1,064 1000 ha | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 1,158 1000 ha | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 1,177 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 1,323 1000 ha | +12.4% |
| 2016 | 1,177 1000 ha | -11.0% |
| 2017 | 1,134 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2018 | 1,149 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,140 1000 ha | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 1,143 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,116 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 1,120 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 1,064 1000 ha | -5.0% |
| 2024 | 1,161 1000 ha | +9.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,109 1000 ha | 1,051 1000 ha | 1,278 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,146 1000 ha | 1,055 1000 ha | 1,323 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,121 1000 ha | 1,064 1000 ha | 1,161 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 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
- 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 Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8549 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Iceland?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Iceland was 1,161 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 1,323 1000 ha in 2015.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,051 1000 ha in 2005.
- How does Iceland rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Iceland ranks 9th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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.