Greenland ice mass lost

1972–2025: 5,747 ± 467 gigatonnes of cumulative ice loss.

1 gigatonne = 1 billion metric tonnes. This measures change, not total ice remaining.

Copernicus identifies the latest figures as preliminary. Different observation periods and methods must not be combined as one continuous series.

Source discrepancy: the Copernicus page reports 5,747 Gt lost since 1972, but its linked CSV ends at −6,312 Gt in late 2025 with an earlier origin. These have not been reconciled and are shown as separate source records; do not treat them as the same total.

Related Reports

• Climate change

Sources and Records

1. Copernicus / IMBIE — Ice-sheet mass change — Greenland 1972–2025, Antarctica 1979–2024; cumulative mass change and uncertainty. Latest values are preliminary.

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