Swiss glaciers 1850–2100
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Cantons

Glaciers in eleven cantons, from Valais with two thirds of all Swiss ice to Appenzell with a single patch.

Overview

Eleven cantons with ice

CantonGlaciers 2016Area 2016Ice volume 2024Area since 1850Area 2100 · SSP2-4.5
Valais594595.2 km²33.84 km³−35%94.5 km²
Bern244171.2 km²7.73 km³−38%22.4 km²
Graubünden300103.9 km²2.42 km³−62%7.7 km²
Uri15963.2 km²1.92 km³−46%0.6 km²
Glarus3615.3 km²0.43 km³−36%0.9 km²
Ticino294.6 km²0.02 km³−77%0.0 km²
Obwalden134.4 km²0.07 km³−52%0.0 km²
Vaud122.2 km²0.03 km³−57%0.0 km²
St. Gallen91.2 km²–−61%0.0 km²
Schwyz30.1 km²–−85%0.0 km²
Appenzell Innerrhoden10.0 km²–−77%0.0 km²

Volume 2024: GLAMOS, in the SCNAT factsheet (2025).

Map

All glaciers