Freshwater Distribution

Since this unit dealt a lot with water and pollution, I decided to look up which countries have the most available freshwater.  The stat is measured in cubic kilometers per year.

1. Brazil … 8,233 ckpy (14.9% of world total)
2. Russia … 4,498 (8.1%)
3. Canada … 3,300 (6%)
4. United States … 3,069 (5.6%)
5. Indonesia … 2,838 (5.1%)
6. China … 2,830 (5.1%)
7. Colombia … 2,132 (3.9%)
8. Peru … 1,913 (3.5%)
9. India … 1,908 (3.5%)
10. Democratic Republic of Congo … 1,283 (2.3%)

These countries alone account for 60 percent of the world's total amount of freshwater.  Freshwater (water that can be consumed) is found mostly in glaciers.  Fortunately, many countries with high population density like India and China have a lot of access to freshwater.  Only one country in Africa is in the top 10, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and it is tenth.

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