Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Western Europe
Western Europe: Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS was 67.7 1000 ha in 2024. ▼ Falling
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Western Europe, 2001–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in 1000 ha.
Analysis
Western Europe recorded 67.7 1000 ha for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.6% on the previous year and down 26.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Western Europe peaked at 142.49 1000 ha in 2001 and was at its lowest, 64.75 1000 ha, in 2023.
That places Western Europe 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 24 years of available data.
Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS in Western Europe, year by year
| Year | 1000 ha | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 142.49 1000 ha | — |
| 2002 | 117.16 1000 ha | -17.8% |
| 2003 | 102.11 1000 ha | -12.8% |
| 2004 | 108.31 1000 ha | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 104.7 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2006 | 100.82 1000 ha | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 96.13 1000 ha | -4.7% |
| 2008 | 92.97 1000 ha | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 91.59 1000 ha | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 87.92 1000 ha | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 82.02 1000 ha | -6.7% |
| 2012 | 78.82 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2013 | 86.46 1000 ha | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 92.59 1000 ha | +7.1% |
| 2015 | 87.48 1000 ha | -5.5% |
| 2016 | 88.04 1000 ha | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 85.07 1000 ha | -3.4% |
| 2018 | 81.74 1000 ha | -3.9% |
| 2019 | 79.76 1000 ha | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 80.83 1000 ha | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 83.7 1000 ha | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 74.34 1000 ha | -11.2% |
| 2023 | 64.75 1000 ha | -12.9% |
| 2024 | 67.7 1000 ha | +4.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 106.25 1000 ha | 91.59 1000 ha | 142.49 1000 ha | 9 |
| 2010s | 84.99 1000 ha | 78.82 1000 ha | 92.59 1000 ha | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.26 1000 ha | 64.75 1000 ha | 83.7 1000 ha | 5 |
Countries ranked near Western Europe
- 11 Kyrgyzstan 413.61 1000 ha compare
- 12 Afghanistan 323.54 1000 ha compare
- 13 India 314.76 1000 ha compare
- 14 Argentina 272.7 1000 ha compare
- 15 Kazakhstan 254.5 1000 ha compare
- 16 Nepal 209.99 1000 ha compare
- 17 Pakistan 166.47 1000 ha compare
More environment data for Western Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.485 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.23 °C (2025)
- Roundwood — Production 151.58 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 54.56 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 97.02 million m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 1.73 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 14.73 million m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Western Europe?
- Permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis in Western Europe was 67.7 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 Western Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 142.49 1000 ha in 2001.
- What is the lowest permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis recorded in Western Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 64.75 1000 ha in 2023.
- How does Western Europe rank for permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis?
- Western Europe ranks 14th out of 26 groups with data for 2024.
- Is permanent snow and glaciers — area from modis rising or falling in Western Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 26.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Western Europe 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.