Annual mean ice area over 77% of the Arctic Ocean, missing only Canadian Arctic Archipelago
(thousand sq.km)
| Year |
Ice area |
Year |
Ice area |
| 1900 |
8640 |
1950 |
8293 |
| 1901 |
8738 |
1951 |
8368 |
| 1902 |
8884 |
1952 |
8497 |
| 1903 |
8781 |
1953 |
8306 |
| 1904 |
8398 |
1954 |
8157 |
| 1905 |
8663 |
1955 |
8070 |
| 1906 |
8746 |
1956 |
8160 |
| 1907 |
8631 |
1957 |
8009 |
| 1908 |
8549 |
1958 |
8194 |
| 1909 |
8812 |
1959 |
8369 |
| 1910 |
8721 |
1960 |
7962 |
| 1911 |
8788 |
1961 |
8249 |
| 1912 |
8960 |
1962 |
8379 |
| 1913 |
8909 |
1963 |
8524 |
| 1914 |
8841 |
1964 |
8344 |
| 1915 |
8732 |
1965 |
8406 |
| 1916 |
8929 |
1966 |
8462 |
| 1917 |
8995 |
1967 |
8458 |
| 1918 |
9060 |
1968 |
8700 |
| 1919 |
8644 |
1969 |
8734 |
| 1920 |
8562 |
1970 |
8306 |
| 1921 |
8558 |
1971 |
8391 |
| 1922 |
8377 |
1972 |
8327 |
| 1923 |
8529 |
1973 |
8171 |
| 1924 |
8373 |
1974 |
8155 |
| 1925 |
8232 |
1975 |
8250 |
| 1926 |
8446 |
1976 |
8158 |
| 1927 |
8685 |
1977 |
8306 |
| 1928 |
8510 |
1978 |
8359 |
| 1929 |
8698 |
1979 |
8432 |
| 1930 |
8295 |
1980 |
8368 |
| 1931 |
8298 |
1981 |
8374 |
| 1932 |
8493 |
1982 |
8434 |
| 1933 |
8234 |
1983 |
8163 |
| 1934 |
8562 |
1984 |
8065 |
| 1935 |
8471 |
1985 |
8161 |
| 1936 |
8246 |
1986 |
8164 |
| 1937 |
8311 |
1987 |
8352 |
| 1938 |
8374 |
1988 |
8357 |
| 1939 |
8174 |
1989 |
8270 |
| 1940 |
-9999 |
1990 |
8055 |
| 1941 |
-9999 |
1991 |
8062 |
| 1942 |
-9999 |
1992 |
8057 |
| 1943 |
-9999 |
1993 |
8124 |
| 1944 |
-9999 |
1994 |
8063 |
| 1945 |
8306 |
1995 |
8000 |
| 1946 |
8306 |
1996 |
8338 |
| 1947 |
8257 |
1997 |
8304 |
| 1948 |
8402 |
1998 |
8326 |
| 1949 |
8353 |
1999 |
8089 |