The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.
the pie charts compare the proportion of
water
usage
for certain purposes in 6 different areas around the world.
overall
, while
North America
and Europe utilize a huge amount of water
in industries, other areas are recorded to use water
mostly in agriculture. remarkably, the figure for water
usage
in domestic duties
is low in all surveyed regions.
to begin
with, water
usage
for agricultural purposes heads the list in central Asia
and Africa, accounting for 88% and 84%, respectively, followed by the category of Southeast Asia
. the figure for water
used in domestic duties
is similar in both central Asia
and south-east Asia
, taking up 7%, whereas
9% of water
is used in this
. furthermore
, the amount of water
spent on industrial purposes in Africa is 7%, in comparison with that in central Asia
(5%) and Southeast Asia
(12%).
in addition
, the water
usage
for domestic duties
in both American areas is quite similar, around 13-19%, while
the consumption of water
in South America
is nearly 2 times higher than that in North America
. the figure for water
usage
in Europe and North America
's industries reached 53% and 48%, in turn. only a meagre percentage of water
was spent on agriculture and domestic duties
in Europe (32% and 15%)Submitted by bobong120906 on
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