Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Mongolia
Mongolia: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 13.76 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Mongolia, 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 Mongolia is 13.76 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.0% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Mongolia peaked at 16.34 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.42 1000 ha, in 2002.
That places Mongolia 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Mongolia, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 16.34 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 12.42 1000 ha | -24.0% |
| 2003 | 14.69 1000 ha | +18.3% |
| 2004 | 14.19 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2005 | 14.84 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2006 | 14.73 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.65 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2008 | 12.86 1000 ha | -5.8% |
| 2009 | 14.15 1000 ha | +10.0% |
| 2010 | 14.53 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 13.24 1000 ha | -8.9% |
| 2012 | 13.29 1000 ha | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 15.78 1000 ha | +18.7% |
| 2014 | 14.36 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2015 | 13.7 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 15.5 1000 ha | +13.1% |
| 2017 | 14.84 1000 ha | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 14.62 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 13.91 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2020 | 14.15 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 15.14 1000 ha | +7.0% |
| 2022 | 15.07 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.34 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2024 | 13.76 1000 ha | -4.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.21 1000 ha | 12.42 1000 ha | 16.34 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 14.38 1000 ha | 13.24 1000 ha | 15.78 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.49 1000 ha | 13.76 1000 ha | 15.14 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Mongolia
More environment data for Mongolia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.602 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.37 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 11.35 % 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 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Mongolia?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Mongolia was 13.76 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 Mongolia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.34 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Mongolia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.42 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Mongolia rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Mongolia ranks 29th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Mongolia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Mongolia 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.