the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world

The pie charts show

water

use

in six regions of the world, divided into three categories – industrial, agricultural, and domestic

use

. In North America and Europe, which can be said to comprise the developed world, the patterns of

water

use

are very similar, whereas in the undeveloped regions there are a variety of

water

distribution patterns. In North America and Europe, the primary

use

for

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of

water

is in

industry

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the industry

, with industrial

use

comprising about half of these regions’

water

consumption

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consumed

.

This

is followed by agricultural

use

, which makes up very roughly one-

third

of the

water

.

In contrast

, domestic

use

of

water

is a relatively small part of the entire

water

consumption of these regions at just 13% and 15%, respectively. In the other four regions, agricultural

use

of

water

is dominant, making up roughly 80% of the total

water

used.

In contrast

, no more than 12% of

water

is used for industrial purposes in these four regions, and only South America has more than 10% of its

water marked

a line marking the level reached by a body of water

watermarked

for domestic

use

.

Thus

, they stand in stark contrast to North America and Europe.