A total of 2.8 million hectares were covered by permanent snow and glaciers across Chile in 2020. The extent covered by snow and glaciers has been slowly decreasing over the past three decades, having dropped by more than 800 hectares since 1992. As of 2020, the total permanent snow and cover area across all South America stood at 3.89 million hectares.
Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in Chile 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 Chile from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 05, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409881/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-chile/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in Chile from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares)." Chart. September 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409881/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-chile/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. (2022). Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in Chile from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 05, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409881/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-chile/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean. "Permanent Snow and Glaciers Cover Area in Chile from 1992 to 2020 (in Hectares)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409881/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-chile/
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in Chile from 1992 to 2020 (in hectares) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1409881/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-chile/ (last visited November 05, 2024)
Permanent snow and glaciers cover area in Chile 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/1409881/permanent-snow-and-glaciers-cover-area-chile/
