With reference to the water on the planet Earth, consider the following statements : 1. The amount of water in the rivers and lakes is more than the amount of groundwater. 2. The amount of water in polar ice caps and glaciers is more than the amount of groundwater. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

1. Statement 1 is incorrect. Although rivers and lakes are visible surface water bodies, the total amount of freshwater held as groundwater globally is significantly larger than the amount present in all rivers and lakes combined. 2. Statement 2 is correct. The vast majority of the Earth's freshwater is locked up in polar ice caps and glaciers. This amount constitutes about 68.7% of all freshwater, which is substantially more than the amount of groundwater (approximately 30.1% of all freshwater). Therefore, only statement 2 is correct.