A total of 3.89 million hectares were covered by permanent snow and glaciers across South America in 2020. The extent covered by snow and glaciers has been slowly decreasing over the past three decades, having dropped by some 845 hectares since 1992. Most of South America's permanent snow and glaciers cover area is located in Chile.
Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in South America from 1992 to 2020
(in hectares)
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Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (September 28, 2022). Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in South America from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409836/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-south-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in South America from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares)." Chart. September 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409836/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-south-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2022). Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in South America from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409836/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-south-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Permanent Snow and Glaciers Cover Area in South America from 1992 to 2020 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409836/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-south-america/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in South America from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409836/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-south-america/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in South America from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares) [Graph], Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, September 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409836/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-south-america/
