Groundwater Resources of the World

150° 120° 90° 60° 30° 0° 30° 60° 90° 120° 150° 180°

60° 60°
St. Petersburg
Moscow

London
Paris

Chicago Shenyang
Beijing
New York Istanbul
Tianjin Seoul
Tokyo
Tehran
Los Angeles Shanghai Osaka
30° Lahore 30°
Cairo
Delhi
Karachi
Dhaka
Calcutta
Mexico City Hong Kong
Mumbai
Hyderabad
Bangkok Manila
Bangalore
Madras

Bogota
Lagos

0° 0°

Kinshasa
Jakarta

Lima

Rio de Janeiro
Sao Paulo

extracted from: World-wide Hydrogeological Mapping and Assessment Programme (WHYMAP); www.whymap.org
30° 30°

Santiago
Buenos Aires Sydney

60° 60°

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Groundwater resources groundwater recharge (mm/a) Surface water & Geography

very high high medium low very low
300 100 20 2 0 major river ! selected city
in major groundwater basins large freshwater lake country boundary
in areas with large saltwater lake
complex hydrogeological structure
continuous ice sheet
in areas with local and shallow aquifers