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

Latest (2024)
3.5 1000 ha
Change on year
down 19.7%
Rank
14th
of 44 regions
All-time high
4.36 1000 ha
in 2023
All-time low
0 1000 ha
in 2003
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Permanent snow and glaciers β€” Area from MODIS in Iran (Islamic Republic of), 2001–2024

012342001201220242001: 0.19 1000 ha2002: 0.06 1000 ha2003: 0 1000 ha2004: 0.02 1000 ha2005: 0.02 1000 ha2006: 0.06 1000 ha2007: 0.77 1000 ha2008: 0.77 1000 ha2009: 0.09 1000 ha2010: 0.17 1000 ha2011: 0.02 1000 ha2012: 0.02 1000 ha2013: 0 1000 ha2014: 0.11 1000 ha2015: 0.13 1000 ha2016: 0.21 1000 ha2017: 0.15 1000 ha2018: 0.47 1000 ha2019: 0.13 1000 ha2020: 0.15 1000 ha2021: 0.19 1000 ha2022: 0.52 1000 ha2023: 4.4 1000 ha2024: 3.5 1000 ha

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 11 Kyrgyz Republic 413.61 1000 ha compare
  2. 12 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 323.54 1000 ha compare
  3. 13 India 314.76 1000 ha compare
  4. 14 Argentina 272.7 1000 ha compare
  5. 15 Kazakhstan, Republic of 254.5 1000 ha compare
  6. 16 Nepal 209.99 1000 ha compare
  7. 17 Pakistan 166.47 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places β†’

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All data for Iran (Islamic Republic of) β†’

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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Indicator
Permanent snow and glaciers β€” Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
Last refreshed

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.