Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in United States of America
United States of America: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 7,198 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in United States of America, 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 United States of America is 7,198 1000 ha, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in United States of America peaked at 8,811 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 6,250 1000 ha, in 2019.
That places United States of America 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in United States of America, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 8,811 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 7,412 1000 ha | -15.9% |
| 2003 | 6,724 1000 ha | -9.3% |
| 2004 | 6,401 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2005 | 6,464 1000 ha | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6,834 1000 ha | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 7,114 1000 ha | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 7,963 1000 ha | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 7,470 1000 ha | -6.2% |
| 2010 | 7,141 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2011 | 7,295 1000 ha | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7,716 1000 ha | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 7,344 1000 ha | -4.8% |
| 2014 | 7,021 1000 ha | -4.4% |
| 2015 | 6,778 1000 ha | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 6,683 1000 ha | -1.4% |
| 2017 | 6,651 1000 ha | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 6,523 1000 ha | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 6,250 1000 ha | -4.2% |
| 2020 | 6,429 1000 ha | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 6,728 1000 ha | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 7,211 1000 ha | +7.2% |
| 2023 | 7,101 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 7,198 1000 ha | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7,244 1000 ha | 6,401 1000 ha | 8,811 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 6,940 1000 ha | 6,250 1000 ha | 7,716 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,933 1000 ha | 6,429 1000 ha | 7,211 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near United States of America
- 3 Canada 24,922 1000 ha compare
- 3 Türkiye 9.73 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 Republic of the Congo 0 1000 ha
- 6 Timor-Leste 0 1000 ha
- 6 Viet Nam 0 1000 ha
- 8 Chile 1,505 1000 ha compare
- 9 Iceland 1,161 1000 ha compare
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.76 °C (2025)
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- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import value, annual growth rate -1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate 4.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate 5.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 9.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in United States of America?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in United States of America was 7,198 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 States of America?
- The highest recorded value was 8,811 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in United States of America?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,250 1000 ha in 2019.
- How does United States of America rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- United States of America ranks 6th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in United States of America?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this United States of America 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.