Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS in Southern Africa
Southern Africa: Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS was 0.09 1000 ha in 2024. β Volatile
Permanent snow and glaciers β Area from MODIS in Southern Africa, 2001β2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
In 2024, permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in Southern Africa stood at 0.09 1000 ha.
That represents a change of up 125.0% over five years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in Southern Africa peaked at 0.28 1000 ha in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2001.
Southern Africa ranks 18th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0689 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.2 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.036 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.11 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.096 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.28 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Southern Africa
- 15 Kazakhstan, Republic of 254.5 1000 ha compare
- 16 Nepal 209.99 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
- 20 Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 1000 ha compare
- 20 Cook Islands 0 1000 ha compare
- 20 Mayotte 0 1000 ha compare
- 20 Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory 0 1000 ha compare
- 20 Niue 0 1000 ha compare
- 20 Peru 51.17 1000 ha compare
- 20 Tokelau 0 1000 ha compare
- 21 Switzerland 45.04 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Southern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.892 Β°C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.282 Β°C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood β Import value 35,013 1000 USD (2024)
- Wood fuel β Production 18.57 million m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous β Production 770,000 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous β Production 17.80 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Production 17.26 million m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood β Export quantity 427,327 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood, non-coniferous β Production 9.63 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in Southern Africa?
- Permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis in Southern Africa was 0.09 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 Southern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 0.28 1000 ha in 2020.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis recorded in Southern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does Southern Africa rank for permanent snow and glaciers β area from modis?
- Southern Africa ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2024.
- Where does this Southern Africa 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.