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Global share of Earth's water resources

Distribution of Earth's global water resources

The data shows a representation of the distribution of the Earth's total global water, freshwater, and surface water and other freshwater. Glaciers and ice caps account for just under 70% of the Earth's freshwater resources; however, oceans account for over 96% of all water on the planet.

Oceans, seas, & bays	96.5
Other saline water	0.9
Freshwater	2.5
Freshwater - glaciers and ice caps	68.7
Freshwater - groundwater	30.1
Freshwater - sufrace/other freshwater	1.2
Surface/other freshwater - ground ice and permafrost	69
Surface/other freshwater - lakes	20.9
Surface/other freshwater - soil moisture	3.8
Surface/other freshwater - swamps, marshes	2.6
Surface/other freshwater - rivers	0.49
Surface/other freshwater - living things	0.26
Surface/other freshwater - atmosphere	3

Global share of Earth's water resources

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