The charts below give information on the proportions of water which is used for various purposes in six countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table provides data on how much

water

is used for agriculture, industry and domestic purposes in six states.

Overall

,

it is clear that

developing countries tend to

use

more

water

for agriculture,

whereas

developed countries

use

more

water

for industry.

Further

, domestic

water

use

is the lowest of the three categories in all countries except

Brazil

and Nigeria. Looking at the agriculture data sets in more detail, it can be seen that the percentage of

water

which was used is the highest in Nigeria at 86%, followed closely by

Brazil

at 84%. Australia, Germany and the UK all show similar levels of

water

use

, at 38%, 32% and 28%, respectively. Turning to data sets for industry, it is evident that

use

Correct article usage

the use

show examples

of

water

for

this

purpose is the highest in the UK, at 67%. The percentage of

water

which was used is the lowest in Nigeria, at 3%, which is the lowest value on the table. Industrial

water

use

is the same in India and

Brazil

, both at 9%.

Finally

,

water

use

for domestic purposes is the highest in

Brazil

, at 17%, followed by Australia at 14%,

while

the lowest usage of

water

for

this

purpose is in the UK, at 5%.