Geography
Pie Chart of Earth's Water Distribution
Last reviewed on 2026-05-22.
Geography — verifiable data, editable template
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Of all the water on Earth, 96.5% is saline ocean water. Only 2.5% is fresh, and most of that is locked in ice caps and glaciers — leaving a tiny fraction readily accessible as surface freshwater.
The data
- Oceans (saline) — 96.5 %
- Ice caps & glaciers — 1.74 %
- Groundwater — 1.69 %
- Surface fresh water — 0.014 %
- Other saline — 0.06 %
Source
USGS Water Science School.
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