World Sea Ice Extent
arctic-sea-ice-extentClimate & Environment
Subject
World
Metric
Sea Ice Extent
Data Points
569
Coverage
1978–2026
Latest Value
12.14
as of May 1, 2026
Time Series (569 observations)
Recent Data
| Date | Value | Type |
|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2026 | 12.14 | - |
| Apr 1, 2026 | 13.57 | - |
| Mar 1, 2026 | 14.13 | - |
| Feb 1, 2026 | 14.1 | - |
| Jan 1, 2026 | 13.11 | - |
| Dec 1, 2025 | 11.22 | - |
| Nov 1, 2025 | 8.77 | - |
| Oct 1, 2025 | 6.32 | - |
| Sep 1, 2025 | 4.75 | - |
| Aug 1, 2025 | 5.39 | - |
| Jul 1, 2025 | 7.66 | - |
| Jun 1, 2025 | 10.4 | - |
| May 1, 2025 | 12.49 | - |
| Apr 1, 2025 | 13.83 | - |
| Mar 1, 2025 | 14.12 | - |
Showing most recent 15 of 569 observations
Data Source
CLIMATE
Category
Climate & Environment→ Global Warming
Related Data
View all World data →API Access
# Fetch data by canonical code
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/arctic-sea-ice-extent
# With date filters
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/arctic-sea-ice-extent?start_date=2020-01-01
# Point-in-time reconstruction (Pro)
GET /api/v1/timeseries/canonical/arctic-sea-ice-extent?as_of=2024-01-01