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Historical Values
Year Value
1990 2,175,600 km2; land area: 341,700 km2 (ice free)
1991 2,175,600 km2; land area: 341,700 km2 (ice free)
1992 2,175,600 km2
1992 341,700 km2 (ice free)
1993 total area: 2,175,600 km2 land area: 341,700 km2 (ice free) comparative area: slightly more than three times the size of Texas
1994 total area: 2,175,600 sq km land area: 383,600 sq km (ice free) comparative area: slightly more than three times the size of Texas
1995 total area: 2,175,600 sq km land area: 383,600 sq km (ice free) comparative area: slightly more than three times the size of Texas
1996 total area: 2,175,600 sq km land area: 383,600 sq km (ice free) comparative area: slightly more than three times the size of Texas
1997 total: 2,175,600 sq km land : 2,175,600 sq km (341,600 sq km ice-free, 1,834,000 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
1998 total: 2,175,600 sq km land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,600 sq km ice-free, 1,834,000 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
1999 total: 2,175,600 sq km land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,600 sq km ice-free, 1,834,000 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
2000 total: 2,175,600 sq km land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
2001 total: 2,175,600 sq km land: 2,175,600 sq km (341,700 sq km ice-free, 1,833,900 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
2002 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (est.)
2003 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
2004 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
2005 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
2006 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
2007 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
2008 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) (2000 est.)
2009 total: 2,166,086 sq km country comparison to the world: 13 land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
2010 total: 2,166,086 sq km country comparison to the world: 13 land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
2011 total: 2,166,086 sq km country comparison to the world: 12 land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
2012 total: 2,166,086 sq km country comparison to the world: 12 land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
2013 total: 2,166,086 sq km country comparison to the world: 12 land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
2014 total: 2,166,086 sq km country comparison to the world: 12 land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered)
2015 total: 2,166,086 sq km | land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) | country comparison to the world: 12
2016 total: 2,166,086 sq km | land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) | country comparison to the world: 12
2017 total: 2,166,086 sq km | land: 2,166,086 sq km (410,449 sq km ice-free, 1,755,637 sq km ice-covered) | country comparison to the world: 13
2018 total: 2,166,086 sq km | land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
2019 total: 2,166,086 sq km | land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
2020 total: 2,166,086 sq km | land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
2021 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
2022 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
2023 total: 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
2024 total : 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)
2025 total : 2,166,086 sq km land: 2,166,086 sq km (approximately 1,710,000 sq km ice-covered)