Environment in Antarctica 25 indicators covering environment for Antarctica. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 10th Standard Deviation 0.474 °C 2025 unchanged 66th Temperature change 1.37 °C 2025 up 3,286.1% 127th Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 — 218th Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC 33,779 1000 ha 2022 unchanged 3rd Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from CCI_LC 1.18 million 1000 ha 2022 up 0.0% 1st Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 — 169th Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 10.16 1000 ha 2022 unchanged 98th Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0 1000 ha 2022 — 182nd Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 — 108th Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 — 220th Grassland — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 — 223rd Woody crops — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 — 216th Herbaceous crops — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha 2022 — 217th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 0 1000 ha 2022 — 214th Mangroves — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 110th Shrub-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0.5 1000 ha 2024 up 108.3% 109th Artificial surfaces (including urban and associated areas) — Area 0 1000 ha 2024 — 203rd Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 6.51 1000 ha 2024 up 92.6% 134th Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 0.24 1000 ha 2024 up 60.0% 203rd Terrestrial barren land — Area from MODIS 273.1 1000 ha 2024 down 15.9% 56th Permanent snow and glaciers — Area from MODIS 1.18 million 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% 1st Grassland — Area from MODIS 9.74 1000 ha 2024 down 73.6% 179th Inland water bodies — Area from MODIS 37,923 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% 3rd Herbaceous crops — Area from MODIS 0 1000 ha 2024 — 195th