The updated figures were obtained during the revision of the national glacier catalogue, which included a comprehensive assessment of glaciers, clarification of their boundaries, and the collection of morphometric data.

Kyrgyzhydromet used Sentinel-2 satellite imagery from the Copernicus program, the QGIS geographic information system, the Google Earth platform, and data from previous studies.

The survey identified glaciers that have split into separate bodies, newly formed glaciers, and glaciers that have disappeared completely.

According to Kyrgyzhydromet, the continued reduction in glacier area is linked to climate change and the accelerating processes of glacier degradation.