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Out of all the water on Earth, saline water in oceans, seas and saline groundwater make up about 97% of it. Only 2.5–2.75% is fresh water, including 1.75–2% frozen in glaciers, ice and snow, 0.5–0.75% as fresh groundwater and soil moisture, and less than 0.01% of it as surface water in lakes, swamps and rivers.
Recycling rates by country 2019 Country % recycling % composting % incineration with energy recovery % incineration without energy recovery % other recovery % landfill % other disposal Australia: 24.6 19.8 0.6 0 9.5 55 0 Austria: 26.5 32.6 38.9 0 0 2.1 0 Belgium: 34.1 20.6 42.3 0.5 1.6 0 0 Costa Rica: 3 3.8 0 0 0 86.5 6.7 Czech Republic: 22.8 11.7
An improved water source, as defined by the World Health Organization (WHO), refers to a drinking water source that provides adequate and safe water for human consumption. Examples of improved water sources include piped water connections, protected wells, boreholes with hand pumps, packaged or delivered water and rainwater collection systems ...
Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant: Boston USA: 1968 1 438 000 4 542 000 0.6 [10] Full secondary treatment since 1995. Abu Rawash Wastewater treatment plant Giza Egypt: 2021 1,600,000 1.39 Secondary treatment since 2021. Atotonilco de Tula Plant [11] Mexico City Mexico: 2015 2 000 000 3 000 000 Hyperion Water Reclamation Plant [12] Los ...
World map of countries by their raw ecological footprint compared against the global average biocapacity of 2.1 gha per person in 2007. List of countries by carbon dioxide emissions per capita; Sustainable development; List of countries by inequality-adjusted Human Development Index; Peak water, water resources and water withdrawal
This is the list of countries by freshwater withdrawal for the year 2020, based on the latest data available in January 2024, by World Bank and Food and Agriculture Organization (AQUASTAT data). [3] The list includes sovereign states and self-governing dependent territories based upon the ISO standard ISO 3166-1 .
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This list of water supply and sanitation by country provides information on the status of water supply and sanitation at a national or, in some cases, also regional level. Water supply and sanitation by country