Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Norway
Norway: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 3,744 1000 ha in 2024. ▬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Norway, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Norway recorded 3,744 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.
That represents a change of down 3.5% on the previous year and down 4.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Norway peaked at 4,477 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 3,622 1000 ha, in 2003.
Norway ranks 5th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Norway, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 4,065 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 3,698 1000 ha | -9.0% |
| 2003 | 3,622 1000 ha | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 3,745 1000 ha | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 4,035 1000 ha | +7.7% |
| 2006 | 3,994 1000 ha | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 4,268 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2008 | 4,358 1000 ha | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 4,457 1000 ha | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 4,251 1000 ha | -4.6% |
| 2011 | 4,152 1000 ha | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 4,477 1000 ha | +7.8% |
| 2013 | 4,030 1000 ha | -10.0% |
| 2014 | 3,904 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2015 | 4,171 1000 ha | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 4,157 1000 ha | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4,229 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4,070 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4,112 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 4,189 1000 ha | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 3,985 1000 ha | -4.9% |
| 2022 | 3,905 1000 ha | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 3,882 1000 ha | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 3,744 1000 ha | -3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,027 1000 ha | 3,622 1000 ha | 4,457 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 4,155 1000 ha | 3,904 1000 ha | 4,477 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 3,941 1000 ha | 3,744 1000 ha | 4,189 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
- 2 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 15.28 1000 ha compare
- 2 Greenland 186,005 1000 ha compare
- 3 Canada 24,922 1000 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 9.73 1000 ha compare
- 4 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 3.5 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
- 5 United Republic of Tanzania 0.11 1000 ha compare
- 6 China 2,848 1000 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 2,848 1000 ha compare
- 6 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 0 1000 ha compare
- 6 Democratic Republic of the Congo 0 1000 ha
- 6 Lao People's Democratic Republic 0 1000 ha
- 6 Micronesia (Federated States of) 0 1000 ha
- 6 Republic of Moldova 0 1000 ha
- 6 Syrian Arab Republic 0 1000 ha
- 6 Timor-Leste 0 1000 ha
- 6 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 0 1000 ha
- 6 Viet Nam 0 1000 ha
- 6 Wallis and Futuna Islands 0 1000 ha
- 6 Melanesia 0 1000 ha compare
- 6 Micronesia 0 1000 ha compare
- 6 Polynesia 0 1000 ha compare
- 8 Chile 1,505 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Norway?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Norway was 3,744 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 4,477 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 3,622 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does Norway rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Norway ranks 5th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Norway 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.