Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Myanmar
Myanmar: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 4.57 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Myanmar, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Myanmar stood at 4.57 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 50.3% on the previous year and up 93.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Myanmar peaked at 14.4 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 1.22 1000 ha, in 2016.
Myanmar ranks 33rd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Myanmar, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 12.82 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 7.78 1000 ha | -39.3% |
| 2003 | 10.93 1000 ha | +40.5% |
| 2004 | 14.4 1000 ha | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 12.28 1000 ha | -14.7% |
| 2006 | 12.8 1000 ha | +4.2% |
| 2007 | 12.2 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 5.53 1000 ha | -54.7% |
| 2009 | 2.74 1000 ha | -50.5% |
| 2010 | 11.23 1000 ha | +309.9% |
| 2011 | 8.27 1000 ha | -26.4% |
| 2012 | 4.82 1000 ha | -41.7% |
| 2013 | 3.07 1000 ha | -36.3% |
| 2014 | 2.36 1000 ha | -23.1% |
| 2015 | 1.63 1000 ha | -30.9% |
| 2016 | 1.22 1000 ha | -25.2% |
| 2017 | 1.39 1000 ha | +13.9% |
| 2018 | 7.63 1000 ha | +448.9% |
| 2019 | 6.07 1000 ha | -20.4% |
| 2020 | 3.02 1000 ha | -50.2% |
| 2021 | 2.12 1000 ha | -29.8% |
| 2022 | 2.42 1000 ha | +14.2% |
| 2023 | 3.04 1000 ha | +25.6% |
| 2024 | 4.57 1000 ha | +50.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +448.9% | 1.39 1000 ha | 7.63 1000 ha |
| 2010 | +309.9% | 2.74 1000 ha | 11.23 1000 ha |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.16 1000 ha | 2.74 1000 ha | 14.4 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 4.77 1000 ha | 1.22 1000 ha | 11.23 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.03 1000 ha | 2.12 1000 ha | 4.57 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.3823 % 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 -0.7174 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Myanmar?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Myanmar was 4.57 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.22 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Myanmar rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Myanmar ranks 33rd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 93.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Myanmar 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.