Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 254.5 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
254.5 1000 ha
Change on year
up 2.4%
World rank
15th
of 240 countries
All-time high
521.49 1000 ha
in 2011
All-time low
77.96 1000 ha
in 2002
Years of data
24
2001–2024

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Kazakhstan, 2001–2024

1002003004005002001201220242001: 113.2 1000 ha2002: 78 1000 ha2003: 93.9 1000 ha2004: 135.4 1000 ha2005: 202.2 1000 ha2006: 220 1000 ha2007: 255.4 1000 ha2008: 288.9 1000 ha2009: 371.5 1000 ha2010: 419.8 1000 ha2011: 521.5 1000 ha2012: 485.4 1000 ha2013: 475.8 1000 ha2014: 404.8 1000 ha2015: 359 1000 ha2016: 407.2 1000 ha2017: 455.9 1000 ha2018: 466.9 1000 ha2019: 471 1000 ha2020: 328.2 1000 ha2021: 316.2 1000 ha2022: 349.6 1000 ha2023: 248.6 1000 ha2024: 254.5 1000 ha

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 Kazakhstan is 254.5 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 2.4% on the previous year and down 37.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Kazakhstan peaked at 521.49 1000 ha in 2011 and was at its lowest, 77.96 1000 ha, in 2002.

Kazakhstan ranks 15th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 195.38 1000 ha 77.96 1000 ha 371.48 1000 ha 9
2010s 446.73 1000 ha 359 1000 ha 521.49 1000 ha 10
2020s 299.41 1000 ha 248.59 1000 ha 349.56 1000 ha 5

Countries ranked near Kazakhstan

  1. 12 Afghanistan 323.54 1000 ha compare
  2. 13 India 314.76 1000 ha compare
  3. 14 Argentina 272.7 1000 ha compare
  4. 16 Nepal 209.99 1000 ha compare
  5. 17 Pakistan 166.47 1000 ha compare
  6. 18 Australia and New Zealand 106.54 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Kazakhstan?
Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Kazakhstan was 254.5 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 Kazakhstan?
The highest recorded value was 521.49 1000 ha in 2011.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Kazakhstan?
The lowest recorded value was 77.96 1000 ha in 2002.
How does Kazakhstan rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
Kazakhstan ranks 15th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
Over the last ten years it is down 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Kazakhstan 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

Indicator
Permanent snow and glaciers — 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 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.