River Runoff through the 20th Century

River runoff represents the accumulated water, from precipitation and meltwater, that feeds into rivers that feeds into seas. The estimated annual figures in this graphic is what volume of water that ends up in the World Ocean. Factors influencing this volume is primarily the area that drains (e.g. area of continent), precipitation and evaporation. Tropical…

  • Produced by:
    Philippe Rekacewicz, Delphine Digout, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
  • Year:
    01/05/2005

River Runoff through the 20th Century

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