Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania
United Republic of Tanzania: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 0.11 1000 ha in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in United Republic of Tanzania, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
United Republic of Tanzania recorded 0.11 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.
The figure is up 22.2% on the previous year and up 450.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania peaked at 0.19 1000 ha in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 1000 ha, in 2001.
That places United Republic of Tanzania 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 United Republic of Tanzania, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2003 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2004 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2005 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2006 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2007 | 0.02 1000 ha | — |
| 2008 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0 1000 ha | -100.0% |
| 2010 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2011 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2012 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2013 | 0.02 1000 ha | — |
| 2014 | 0.02 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0 1000 ha | -100.0% |
| 2016 | 0 1000 ha | — |
| 2017 | 0.04 1000 ha | — |
| 2018 | 0.13 1000 ha | +225.0% |
| 2019 | 0.19 1000 ha | +46.2% |
| 2020 | 0.15 1000 ha | -21.1% |
| 2021 | 0.15 1000 ha | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.04 1000 ha | -73.3% |
| 2023 | 0.09 1000 ha | +125.0% |
| 2024 | 0.11 1000 ha | +22.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0044 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.02 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.04 1000 ha | 0 1000 ha | 0.19 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.108 1000 ha | 0.04 1000 ha | 0.15 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United Republic of Tanzania
- 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
- 4 Russian Federation 8,881 1000 ha compare
- 5 Norway 3,744 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
- 8 Chile 1,505 1000 ha compare
More environment data for United Republic of Tanzania
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.06 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.253 °C (2025)
- Newsprint — Import quantity, gaps filled 16,168 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 23.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 13.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 23.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 26.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 24.67 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in United Republic of Tanzania was 0.11 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 United Republic of Tanzania?
- The highest recorded value was 0.19 1000 ha in 2019.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in United Republic of Tanzania?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 1000 ha in 2001.
- How does United Republic of Tanzania rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- United Republic of Tanzania ranks 5th out of 20 countries with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in United Republic of Tanzania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 450.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Republic of Tanzania 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.