Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Pakistan

Pakistan: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 166.47 1000 ha in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
166.47 1000 ha
Change on year
up 1.1%
World rank
17th
of 240 countries
All-time high
185.49 1000 ha
in 2010
All-time low
81.81 1000 ha
in 2001
Years of data
24
2001–2024

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

0501001502002001201220242001: 81.8 1000 ha2002: 94 1000 ha2003: 119.8 1000 ha2004: 159.2 1000 ha2005: 185.2 1000 ha2006: 167.9 1000 ha2007: 154.4 1000 ha2008: 136.3 1000 ha2009: 165.4 1000 ha2010: 185.5 1000 ha2011: 165.7 1000 ha2012: 169.1 1000 ha2013: 166.7 1000 ha2014: 170.9 1000 ha2015: 171.3 1000 ha2016: 170.4 1000 ha2017: 154.5 1000 ha2018: 160.6 1000 ha2019: 172.1 1000 ha2020: 184.9 1000 ha2021: 178.4 1000 ha2022: 173.1 1000 ha2023: 164.7 1000 ha2024: 166.5 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 Pakistan is 166.47 1000 ha, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Pakistan peaked at 185.49 1000 ha in 2010 and was at its lowest, 81.81 1000 ha, in 2001.

Pakistan ranks 17th 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 140.43 1000 ha 81.81 1000 ha 185.25 1000 ha 9
2010s 168.68 1000 ha 154.51 1000 ha 185.49 1000 ha 10
2020s 173.54 1000 ha 164.73 1000 ha 184.95 1000 ha 5

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  4. 18 Australia and New Zealand 106.54 1000 ha compare
  5. 19 New Zealand 76.35 1000 ha compare
  6. 20 Peru 51.17 1000 ha compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Pakistan?
Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Pakistan was 166.47 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 Pakistan?
The highest recorded value was 185.49 1000 ha in 2010.
What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Pakistan?
The lowest recorded value was 81.81 1000 ha in 2001.
How does Pakistan rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
Pakistan ranks 17th out of 240 countries with data for 2024.
Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Pakistan?
Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pakistan 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.