This statistic displays the volume of water stored in groundwater worldwide as of 2015, by age. During this time, about 350,000 cubic kilometers of water is stored in groundwater that is 50 years old or younger. There is a total of 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 groundwater as of 2015, by age (in million cubic kilometers)
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Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.). (November 16, 2015). Volume of water stored in global groundwater as of 2015, by age (in million cubic kilometers) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/485862/global-groundwater-water-volumes-by-age/
Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.). "Volume of water stored in global groundwater as of 2015, by age (in million cubic kilometers)." Chart. November 16, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485862/global-groundwater-water-volumes-by-age/
Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.). (2015). Volume of water stored in global groundwater as of 2015, by age (in million cubic kilometers). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/485862/global-groundwater-water-volumes-by-age/
Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.). "Volume of Water Stored in Global Groundwater as of 2015, by Age (in Million Cubic Kilometers)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Nov 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485862/global-groundwater-water-volumes-by-age/
Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.), Volume of water stored in global groundwater as of 2015, by age (in million cubic kilometers) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/485862/global-groundwater-water-volumes-by-age/ (last visited April 19, 2024)
Volume of water stored in global groundwater as of 2015, by age (in million cubic kilometers) [Graph], Expert(s) (Gleeson, Tom, et al.), November 16, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/485862/global-groundwater-water-volumes-by-age/