Fresh Water
The essential data about fresh water explained in 13 infographics. Detailed charts, maps and tables covering fresh water, global fresh water use 1901-2014, global use of water and sanitation services, competing water uses 2015 and more. Learn the truth about fresh water and how it relates to the state of the world on The Global Education Project website with un-biased facts from the most reliable sources.Only 2.5% of the world's water is fresh—the water on which the world's terrestrial life depends. Around 70% of this fresh water is frozen in ice or permafrost. How much is being used for what, and who has access to it?
![Global Fresh Water Use 1901-2014 Global Fresh Water Use 1901-2014](/earth/infographics/water_global-use-1901-2014.png)
![Global Use of Water and Sanitation Services Global Use of Water and Sanitation Services](/earth/infographics/water_global-water-sanitation.png)
![Competing Water Uses 2015 Competing Water Uses 2015](/earth/infographics/water__competing-water-uses.png)
![Total World Water Total World Water](/earth/infographics/water_total-world-water.png)
![Water Required by Food Type Water Required by Food Type](/earth/infographics/food_water-to-produce-gram-protein.png)
![Percentage of Population With Reasonable Access to Safe Drinking Water Percentage of Population With Reasonable Access to Safe Drinking Water](/earth/infographics/humanities_map-percentage-of-population-with-reasonable-access-to-safe-drinking-water-font.png)
![Water Lost in Irrigation Water Lost in Irrigation](/earth/infographics/food_water-loss-in-irrigation.png)
![Death from Unsafe Water and Sanitation Death from Unsafe Water and Sanitation](/earth/infographics/water_death-rate-unsafe-water-sanitation.png)
![Terrestrial and Ocean Biomes Terrestrial and Ocean Biomes](/earth/infographics/biomes_terrestrial-oceans-bundle-larger-keys.png)
![Amount of Irrigated Agricultural Land in the World Amount of Irrigated Agricultural Land in the World](/earth/infographics/food_irrigated-land.png)
![Aquaculture Production by Country Aquaculture Production by Country](/earth/infographics/fishing_aquaculture-production-top-countries.png)
![Environmental Impacts of Food Environmental Impacts of Food](/earth/infographics/food_environmental-impacts-food.png)
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