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 May 19, 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 May 19, 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: May 19, 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/
Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.), Volume of water stored in global water cycle (in cubic kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485852/global-water-cycle-water-volumes/ (last visited May 19, 2024)
Volume of water stored in global water cycle (in cubic kilometers) [Graph], Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.), November 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485852/global-water-cycle-water-volumes/