Glossary:Aquifer

From Statistics Explained

An aquifer is an underground reserve of freshwater usually contained in a discrete layer of water-permeable rock or other material (such as gravel, sand etc.) from which water can be extracted using a well or other appropriate extraction technology.

Further information

• Water statistics (ESMS metadafile)

Related concepts

• Freshwater resources
• Groundwater
• Water abstraction

Statistical data

• Water statistics

Source

• World Health Organization