# What % of globe is Fresh Water?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-globe-is-fresh-water/351556>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 6, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-globe-is-fresh-water/351556 "2006-04-06T11:27:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
**Page:** 1

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Jinx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c6cbf5/32.png) [@Jinx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jinx)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-globe-is-fresh-water/351556/1 "2006-04-06T11:27:42Z")

</div>

OK, we know the world is mostly covered with water, but what % of that is fresh water? - Jinx

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Reply](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/reply/32/15952_2.png) [@Reply](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Reply)\
**Post date:** [April 6, 2006, 11:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-of-globe-is-fresh-water/351556/2 "2006-04-06T11:40:40Z")

</div>

3%?

Cite: [USGS for schools page on Earth’s water](http://ga.water.usgs.gov/edu/earthwherewater.html) (and Google, of course)