Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS in South America
South America: Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS was 1,878 1000 ha in 2024. β¬ Flat
Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS in South America, 2001β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
South America recorded 1,878 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in South America peaked at 2,184 1000 ha in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1,676 1000 ha, in 2003.
South America ranks 5th of 44 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,914 1000 ha | 1,676 1000 ha | 2,161 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 1,995 1000 ha | 1,772 1000 ha | 2,184 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,824 1000 ha | 1,715 1000 ha | 1,889 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near South America
- 2 Greenland 186,005 1000 ha compare
- 3 Canada 24,922 1000 ha compare
- 4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
- 5 Norway 3,744 1000 ha compare
- 6 China (Peopleβs Republic of) 2,848 1000 ha compare
- 6 China, mainland 2,848 1000 ha compare
- 8 Chile 1,505 1000 ha compare
More environment data for South America
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.218 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 Β°C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood β Export value 588,787 1000 USD (2024)
- Sawlogs and veneer logs β Production 104.85 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous β Production 178.75 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Production 290.00 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Import quantity 62,421 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Import value 18,333 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Export quantity 4.28 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in South America?
- Permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in South America was 1,878 1000 ha in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis recorded in South America?
- The highest recorded value was 2,184 1000 ha in 2012.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis recorded in South America?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,676 1000 ha in 2003.
- How does South America rank for permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis?
- South America ranks 5th out of 44 regions with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis rising or falling in South America?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this South America data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Permanent snow and glaciers β 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 UniversitΓ© 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.