Less than one percent of Earth’s water is fresh water but Ocean contains what percent of the total water of planet Earth?
زمین کے ایک فیصد سے بھی کم پانی کا تازہ پانی ہے لیکن سمندر میں سیارہ زمین کے کل پانی کا کتنا فیصد ہے؟
Answer: 97%
Explanation
About 97% of the Earth's water is contained in the oceans, which is saltwater.
The remaining 3% is freshwater, but most of it is frozen in glaciers and polar ice caps.
Only about 0.3% of the Earth's water is freshwater that is readily available for human consumption, agriculture, and other uses.
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