Melting glaciers and sea ice

Statistics report about melting glaciers and sea ice worldwide

Melting glaciers and sea ice

This report presents graphs and tables about global glaciers and sea ice. Glaciers occur on land and are made up of falling snow that has been compacted into ice over thousands of years. The ice movement from land to the sea causes the global sea-level rise. As the water freezes and the ice cover expands in the autumn and winter, the amount of sea ice changes dramatically, followed by a period of melting and retreat in the spring and summer.

This report is part of a series of reports on the impacts of climate change.

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Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Global share of Earth's water resources
  • Basic Statistic Lowest global temperatures recorded
  • Basic Statistic Global ocean temperature anomalies 1880-2023
  • Premium Statistic Share of global area covered by glaciers, by region
  • Premium Statistic Key figures on glaciers 2022

Scale

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  • Premium Statistic Global area covered by glaciers, by region
  • Premium Statistic Glacial ice loss share 2000-2019, by select region
  • Premium Statistic Glacial ice loss per year 2000-2019, by select region
  • Basic Statistic Global sea ice extent per month 1980-2023
  • Basic Statistic Northern Hemisphere sea ice extent per month 1980-2024
  • Basic Statistic Southern Hemisphere sea ice extent per month 1980-2023
  • Basic Statistic Maximum Arctic sea ice extent 1979-2023
  • Premium Statistic Northern Hemisphere's snow cover extent in December 1970-2022
  • Premium Statistic Annual ice mass loss in Greenland and Antarctica 2002-2022
  • Premium Statistic Ice mass variation in Antarctica 2002-2023
  • Premium Statistic Ice mass variation in Greenland 2002-2023

Effects

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  • Premium Statistic Share of global glacial mass loss 2100, by warming scenario
  • Premium Statistic Lowest maximum Arctic sea ice extents 2023
  • Premium Statistic Lowest minimum Arctic sea ice extents 2022
  • Basic Statistic Estimated change in global surface temperature 2021-2100, by scenario
  • Premium Statistic Annual global sea level rise 2019, by process
  • Basic Statistic Estimated change in global sea level rise in 2100, by scenario
  • Premium Statistic Global sea level rise contributions 2100, by glacier region
  • Basic Statistic Thawed permafrost area 2030, by scenario
  • Premium Statistic Population of polar bears and sea ice loss 2021, by region
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