This statistic displays the volume of water stored in the global water cycle. During this time, about 347,180 cubic kilometers of water is stored in modern groundwater. There is about 22.6 million cubic meters of groundwater volume in the upper two kilometers of the Earth's continental crust.
Volume of water stored in global water cycle
(in cubic kilometers)
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Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.). (November 16, 2015). Volume of water stored in global water cycle (in cubic kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485852/global-water-cycle-water-volumes/
Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.). "Volume of water stored in global water cycle (in cubic kilometers)." Chart. November 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485852/global-water-cycle-water-volumes/
Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.). (2015). Volume of water stored in global water cycle (in cubic kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485852/global-water-cycle-water-volumes/
Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.). "Volume of Water Stored in Global Water Cycle (in Cubic Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485852/global-water-cycle-water-volumes/
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