Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Iran (Islamic Republic of): Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS was 3.5 1000 ha in 2024. β Volatile
Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Iran (Islamic Republic of) recorded 3.5 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in 2024.
The figure is down 19.7% on the previous year and up 3,081.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of) peaked at 4.36 1000 ha in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2003.
That places Iran (Islamic Republic of) 14th out of 44 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.22 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.77 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.141 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.47 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.74 1000 ha | 0.15 1000 ha | 4.36 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- 11 Kyrgyz Republic 413.61 1000 ha compare
- 12 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 323.54 1000 ha compare
- 13 India 314.76 1000 ha compare
- 14 Argentina 272.7 1000 ha compare
- 15 Kazakhstan, Republic of 254.5 1000 ha compare
- 16 Nepal 209.99 1000 ha compare
- 17 Pakistan 166.47 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Iran (Islamic Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.488 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.07 Β°C (2025)
- Pesticides (total) β Export value 4,213 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) β Import value 221,187 1000 USD (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value 1,769 SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) β Value US$ 115.15 USD (2024)
- Plywood and LVL β Import value 875 1000 USD (2024)
- Fibreboard β Import quantity 958,354 m3 (2024)
- Printing and writing papers β Import value 368,936 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in Iran (Islamic Republic of) was 3.5 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.36 1000 ha in 2023.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis recorded in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Iran (Islamic Republic of) rank for permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis?
- Iran (Islamic Republic of) ranks 14th out of 44 regions with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis rising or falling in Iran (Islamic Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3,081.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iran (Islamic Republic of) data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent snow and glaciers β 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 UniversitΓ© 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.