THE NUMBERS: Volumes of fresh water –
Source: DLC’s Trade Fact of the Week.
| Total worldwide: |
~40.0 million cubic km |
| Antarctic ice sheets |
~24.7 million cubic km (62% of total) |
| Groundwater: |
~12.0 million cubic km (30% of total) |
| Greenland ice sheet: |
~2.9 million cubic km (7.25% of total) |
| Lakes, ponds, and rivers: |
~0.2 million cubic km (0.5% of total) |
| Glaciers and ice-caps |
~0.1 million cubic km (0.25% of total) |
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