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Table 3. Streamflow distribution during a year for the continents (in % of the mean annual value) by the data of SHI
Continent
Mean annual water resources (local)
months
Year
 
km 3 /year
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
Europe
2900
6.2
6.6
6.9
8.9
14.3
13.3
9.2
7.6
7.3
6.9
6.6
6.2
100
North America
7870
4.7
4.9
5.0
7.0
11.6
15.2
12.6
9.9
9.6
8.6
5.9
5.0
100
Africa
4047
8.4
7.5
7.0
7.1
7.5
6.6
6.1
6.1
8.0
10.6
12.7
12.4
100
Asia
13510
5.1
4.1
4.7
5.1
8.8
13.7
14.9
13.8
11.2
7.2
6.8
4.6
100
South America
12030
5.9
7
8.1
10
11.4
12.1
11.1
9.7
7.6
6
5.5
5.6
100
Australia and Oceania
2400
10.3
13.2
12.4
10.1
7.4
7.1
6.2
6.9
5.4
6.6
7.2
7.2
100
World
42757
5.9
5.6
6.8
7.3
10.3
12.4
12.1
11.4
9.5
7.5
5.7
5.5
100