1809.9 km
3
/1,262,736,900 km
3
= 0.00014%
(of the global cycle)
But, 97% is salt water, and 2% is in polar ice caps.
Only 0.007% of water on Earth is readily available!
1809.9 km
3
/88384.6 km
3
= 1.2%
What's critical is
human
needs.