What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Nepal?

Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Nepal was 209.99 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 Nepal?

The highest recorded value was 294.26 1000 ha in 2022.

What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Nepal?

The lowest recorded value was 198.54 1000 ha in 2018.

How does Nepal rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?

Nepal ranks 16th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.

Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Nepal?

Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Where does this Nepal 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.

Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Nepal

Name: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Nepal
Creator: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
License: CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)

Nepal: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 209.99 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

209.99 1000 ha

Change on year

down 15.7%

World rank

16th

of 240 countries

All-time high

294.26 1000 ha

in 2022

All-time low

198.54 1000 ha

in 2018

Years of data

2001–2024

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

Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.

Analysis

Nepal recorded 209.99 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 15.7% on the previous year and down 19.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Nepal peaked at 294.26 1000 ha in 2022 and was at its lowest, 198.54 1000 ha, in 2018.

Nepal ranks 16th 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

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
2000s	230.41 1000 ha	206.24 1000 ha	274.58 1000 ha	9
2010s	232.29 1000 ha	198.54 1000 ha	259.2 1000 ha	10
2020s	246.41 1000 ha	209.99 1000 ha	294.26 1000 ha	5

Countries ranked near Nepal

13 India 314.76 1000 ha compare
14 Argentina 272.7 1000 ha compare
15 Kazakhstan 254.5 1000 ha compare
17 Pakistan 166.47 1000 ha compare
18 Australia and New Zealand 106.54 1000 ha compare
19 New Zealand 76.35 1000 ha compare

See the full ranking of 269 places →

More environment data for Nepal

Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 70.24 % (2024)
Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 1,369 1000 ha (2024)
Inland waters — Area 383.1 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 12.52 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 47.95 % (2024)
Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 1,795 1000 ha (2024)
Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 3.87 % (2024)
Permanent crops — Area 145 1000 ha (2024)
Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 48.18 % (2024)
Arable land — Area 1,804 1000 ha (2024)

All data for Nepal →

Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Nepal?: Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Nepal was 209.99 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 Nepal?: The highest recorded value was 294.26 1000 ha in 2022.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Nepal?: The lowest recorded value was 198.54 1000 ha in 2018.
How does Nepal rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?: Nepal ranks 16th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Nepal?: Over the last ten years it is down 19.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Nepal 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: 12 August 2026

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.