Where is hydrogen found on Earth?

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Although hydrogen is the most abundant element in the universe, it makes up only about 0.14 percent of Earth’s crust by weight. It is found on Earth in the following forms and locations:1

Water: It exists in vast quantities as a component of water in oceans, ice packs, rivers, lakes, and the atmosphere.1
Organic Matter: As part of innumerable carbon compounds, hydrogen is present in all animal and vegetable tissue.1
Petroleum: It is a constituent of petroleum deposits.1
Chemical Compounds: Hydrogen forms a multitude of compounds with almost all other elements, making it a ubiquitous component of many substances found on the planet.1