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Renewable water resources and water availability by continents.
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Continent

Area, mln.km2

Population, mln.

Water resources,

km3/year

Potential water availability,

1000m3/year

Average

Max

Min

Cv

per 1 km2

per capita

Europe

10.46

685

2900

3410

2254

0.08

277

4.23

North America

24.3

453

7890

8917

6895

0.06

324

17.4

Africa

30.1

708

4050

5082

3073

0.10

134

5.72

Asia

43.5

3445

13510

15008

11800

0.06

311

3.92

South America

17.9

315

12030

14350

10320

0.07

672

38.2

Australia and Oceania

8.95

28.7

2404

2880

1891

0.10

269

83.7

The World

135

5633

42785

44751

39775

0.02

317

7.60

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