How much of earth's water is freshwater?

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For a detailed explanation of where Earth's water is, look at the data table below. Notice how of the world's total water supply of about 332.5 million mi 3 of water, over 96 percent is saline. Of total freshwater, over 68 percent is locked up in ice and glaciers. read more

Not as much as you think. The Earth stripped of its water (left). All of the Earth's ocean water (middle) and freshwater (right). read more

In photographs taken from space, we can see that our planet has more water than land. It is unexpected and somewhat inconceivable that less than three percent of Earth's water is fresh water. read more