The Arctic sea-ice extent reaches its annual minimum in September. This map shows the Arctic Sea Ice comparison between the years of the lowest on record 2012 and the years 2019, 2020 (second lowest on record), 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.
© Arctic Portal 2006-2026
Last updated: January 2026

Source
National Snow and Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder

