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Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction

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Locations where groundwater systems experience levels of extraction exceeding recharge rates over a limited period of time

Die Bundesanstalt für Geowissenschaften und Rohstoffe

A map shows areas of heavy groundwater extraction worldwide, marked with blue shaded dots. Highest extraction areas include the United States, Mexico, China, and India.

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Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction

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Areas of Heavy Groundwater Extraction

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Percent

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