This statistic displays the volume of the oceans globally, as well as the volume of their major sub-regions. The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world based on water volume, totaling some 660 million cubic kilometers and is almost equally divided into the North and South Pacific waters.
Volume of oceans worldwide
(in million cubic kilometers)
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National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (January 1, 2010). Volume of oceans worldwide (in million cubic kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/558451/total-volume-of-global-oceans/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Volume of oceans worldwide (in million cubic kilometers)." Chart. January 1, 2010. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/558451/total-volume-of-global-oceans/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. (2010). Volume of oceans worldwide (in million cubic kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/558451/total-volume-of-global-oceans/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. "Volume of Oceans Worldwide (in Million Cubic Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Jan 2010, https://www.statista.com/statistics/558451/total-volume-of-global-oceans/
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Volume of oceans worldwide (in million cubic kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/558451/total-volume-of-global-oceans/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Volume of oceans worldwide (in million cubic kilometers) [Graph], National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, January 1, 2010. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/558451/total-volume-of-global-oceans/
