Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan
Turkmenistan: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 5.57 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan, 2001–2024
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 Turkmenistan is 5.57 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 86.3% on the previous year and down 62.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Turkmenistan peaked at 14.83 1000 ha in 2014 and was at its lowest, 0.41 1000 ha, in 2002.
Turkmenistan ranks 32nd of 223 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Turkmenistan, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0.69 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0.41 1000 ha | -40.6% |
| 2003 | 0.77 1000 ha | +87.8% |
| 2004 | 1.4 1000 ha | +81.8% |
| 2005 | 2.67 1000 ha | +90.7% |
| 2006 | 4.71 1000 ha | +76.4% |
| 2007 | 4.06 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2008 | 5.87 1000 ha | +44.6% |
| 2009 | 7.09 1000 ha | +20.8% |
| 2010 | 5.76 1000 ha | -18.8% |
| 2011 | 8.3 1000 ha | +44.1% |
| 2012 | 11.35 1000 ha | +36.7% |
| 2013 | 12.62 1000 ha | +11.2% |
| 2014 | 14.83 1000 ha | +17.5% |
| 2015 | 13.69 1000 ha | -7.7% |
| 2016 | 11.69 1000 ha | -14.6% |
| 2017 | 10.15 1000 ha | -13.2% |
| 2018 | 7.11 1000 ha | -30.0% |
| 2019 | 6.13 1000 ha | -13.8% |
| 2020 | 4.79 1000 ha | -21.9% |
| 2021 | 6.47 1000 ha | +35.1% |
| 2022 | 4.02 1000 ha | -37.9% |
| 2023 | 2.99 1000 ha | -25.6% |
| 2024 | 5.57 1000 ha | +86.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.07 1000 ha | 0.41 1000 ha | 7.09 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 10.16 1000 ha | 5.76 1000 ha | 14.83 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.77 1000 ha | 2.99 1000 ha | 6.47 1000 ha | 5 |
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More environment data for Turkmenistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -34.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -23.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.705 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -10.53 % 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 0.3932 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Turkmenistan?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Turkmenistan was 5.57 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 Turkmenistan?
- The highest recorded value was 14.83 1000 ha in 2014.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Turkmenistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.41 1000 ha in 2002.
- How does Turkmenistan rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Turkmenistan ranks 32nd out of 223 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Turkmenistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Turkmenistan 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.