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> This leaves only 37% for forests; 11% as shrubs and grasslands; 1% as freshwater coverage; and the remaining 1% – a much smaller share than many suspect – is
by abdullahkhalids 6y ago
> This leaves only 37% for forests; 11% as shrubs and grasslands; 1% as freshwater coverage; and the remaining 1% – a much smaller share than many suspect – is built-up urban area which includes cities, towns, villages, roads and other human infrastructure.
https://ourworldindata.org/land-use https://ourworldindata.org/land-use
It seems that human development and freshwater are the same.
- bluGill 6y agothat fresh water is rivers and ports used for shipping, so the water isn't available. Or fishing villages that have more than enough dry land to build on.