Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 8,881 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Russian Federation, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Russian Federation recorded 8,881 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Russian Federation peaked at 10,732 1000 ha in 2004 and was at its lowest, 8,312 1000 ha, in 2016.
Russian Federation ranks 4th of 223 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 9,206 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 9,293 1000 ha | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 9,676 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 10,732 1000 ha | +10.9% |
| 2005 | 10,396 1000 ha | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 10,322 1000 ha | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 9,952 1000 ha | -3.6% |
| 2008 | 9,578 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 9,596 1000 ha | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 9,709 1000 ha | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 9,465 1000 ha | -2.5% |
| 2012 | 8,713 1000 ha | -7.9% |
| 2013 | 8,574 1000 ha | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 8,958 1000 ha | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 8,642 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 8,312 1000 ha | -3.8% |
| 2017 | 8,884 1000 ha | +6.9% |
| 2018 | 9,036 1000 ha | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 9,198 1000 ha | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 8,523 1000 ha | -7.3% |
| 2021 | 8,661 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 8,892 1000 ha | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 9,034 1000 ha | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8,881 1000 ha | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9,861 1000 ha | 9,206 1000 ha | 10,732 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 8,949 1000 ha | 8,312 1000 ha | 9,709 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 8,798 1000 ha | 8,523 1000 ha | 9,034 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
- 1 Antarctica 1.18 million 1000 ha compare
- 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
- 5 Norway 3,744 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
More environment data for Russian Federation
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.586 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.87 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 8.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ -0.4392 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, gaps filled 233,102 1000 USD (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity, gaps filled 15,748 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Russian Federation?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Russian Federation was 8,881 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 10,732 1000 ha in 2004.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 8,312 1000 ha in 2016.
- How does Russian Federation rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Russian Federation ranks 4th out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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.