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Greenland: Land Cover: Permanent snow and glaciers, Area from MODIS

186,0051000 ha · 2024+0.1% since 2014

FAOSTAT domain LC. Land Cover: Permanent snow and glaciers, Area from MODIS (1000 ha). Annual figures for Greenland from 2001 to 2024.

20012024

Every year

YearValue (1000 ha)Note
2024186,005.17E
2023138,068.98E
2022186,235.85E
2021185,929.39E
2020186,465.57E
2019187,117.71E
2018188,037.18E
2017186,828.1E
2016185,879.36E
2015186,302.53E
2014185,874.08E
2013186,157.79E
2012185,843.38E
2011186,448.24E
2010186,775.45E
2009187,074.99E
2008186,371.42E
2007186,669.92E
2006186,775.73E
2005186,004.27E
2004186,320.52E
2003185,239.98E
2002184,908.32E
2001185,824.65E

Source

Published by FAO, produced by Food and Agriculture Organization. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-08.

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FAO (2026). Land Cover: Permanent snow and glaciers, Area from MODIS. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/fao-lc-6980-5007-1000-ha (accessed 2026-11-15). catalog snapshot 2026-11-08.

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