The global mean sea level has risen by nearly 3.1 millimeters annually between 1993 and 2020. The Baltic Sea experienced the highest mean sea level rise during this period. Ocean warming and melting ice are the major contributors to rising sea levels.
Rate of mean sea level rise worldwide between 1993 and 2020, by select location
(in millimeters per year)
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Copernicus marine service. (August 24, 2021). Rate of mean sea level rise worldwide between 1993 and 2020, by select location (in millimeters per year) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336120/sea-level-rise-by-location/
Copernicus marine service. "Rate of mean sea level rise worldwide between 1993 and 2020, by select location (in millimeters per year)." Chart. August 24, 2021. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336120/sea-level-rise-by-location/
Copernicus marine service. (2021). Rate of mean sea level rise worldwide between 1993 and 2020, by select location (in millimeters per year). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336120/sea-level-rise-by-location/
Copernicus marine service. "Rate of Mean Sea Level Rise Worldwide between 1993 and 2020, by Select Location (in Millimeters per Year)." Statista, Statista Inc., 24 Aug 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336120/sea-level-rise-by-location/
Copernicus marine service, Rate of mean sea level rise worldwide between 1993 and 2020, by select location (in millimeters per year) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336120/sea-level-rise-by-location/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Rate of mean sea level rise worldwide between 1993 and 2020, by select location (in millimeters per year) [Graph], Copernicus marine service, August 24, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1336120/sea-level-rise-by-location/