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Distribution of the global biomass across the world's environment as of 2021, by habitat
Global biomass share across the environment as of 2021, by habitat
Most of the life found around the world exists on land. Nearly ** percent of the global biomass is in terrestrial environments. Even though water constitutes around ** percent of the global area, oceanic life constitutes just *** percent of the global biomass.
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