Water Scarcity in the World. Facts you didn't know!

How Much Water is there in the World? Water covers about 71 percent of the Earth. 96.5 percent of that is ocean water.
How Much of the Water in the World is Drinkable? 2.5 percent of all the water on the planet is freshwater that it is drinkable.
How Much of the Water in the World is Drinkable Right Now? Only 1 percent of all freshwater is easily accessible in rivers, lakes and streams. The rest of it is stuck in glaciers and snowfields.
How Many People in the World Have Access to Clean Water? Out of around 7.8 billion people in the world, only about 6 billion of them have access to clean water.
How Many People in the World Do Not Have Access to Clean Water? 785 million people in the world lack access to clean water. That is 1 person without safe water out of every 10 people with it.
How Many People in sub-Saharan Africa Do Not Have Access to Clean Water? Only about half of the population in sub-Saharan Africa has access to clean water! And 37% of the world’s total of 785 Million people without clean water live in sub-Saharan Africa.