| Characteristic | Extent in million square kilometers |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 14.14 |
| 2024 | 14.87 |
| 2023 | 14.44 |
| 2022* | 14.61 |
| 2021 | 14.66 |
| 2020 | 14.73 |
| 2019 | 14.57 |
| 2018 | 14.3 |
| 2017 | 14.29 |
| 2016 | 14.4 |
| 2015* | 14.4 |
| 2014 | 14.76 |
| 2013 | 15.03 |
| 2012 | 15.2 |
| 2011 | 14.55 |
| 2010 | 15.14 |
| 2009 | 14.98 |
| 2008 | 15.18 |
| 2007 | 14.54 |
| 2006 | 14.42 |
| 2005 | 14.69 |
| 2004 | 14.99 |
| 2003 | 15.48 |
| 2002 | 15.35 |
| 2001 | 15.52 |
| 2000 | 15.22 |
| 1999 | 15.4 |
| 1998* | 15.75 |
| 1997 | 15.47 |
| 1996* | 15.15 |
| 1995 | 15.26 |
| 1994* | 15.56 |
| 1993 | 15.81 |
| 1992 | 15.48 |
| 1991 | 15.42 |
| 1990 | 15.87 |
| 1989* | 15.5 |
| 1988 | 15.96 |
| 1987* | 16.05 |
| 1986 | 15.91 |
| 1985 | 15.89 |
| 1984 | 15.58 |
| 1983 | 16.09 |
| 1982 | 16.04 |
| 1981 | 15.63 |
| 1980 | 16.04 |
| 1979 | 16.34 |
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Worldwide
Survey time period
1979 to 2025
Special properties
Figures refer to month's maximum.
Supplementary notes
* Maximum extent recorded in February (March is the month when Arctic sea ice typically reaches its maximum extent, though this can vary).
The source did not provide a release date. The date given is the date of website access.
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