The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water consumption in two different countries. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Depicted in the two graphs is the global totalling of

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usage in different areas

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the

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amounts in Brazil and Congo in 2000.

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, it can be inferred that agriculture took up the largest share of

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amongst the three sectors and domestic purposes the least with a rather significant difference between Brazil and Congo in terms of

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consumption

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. Throughout the time period, the agricultural need for

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was of uttermost importance, registering a dramatical figure increase from about 500 km3 to approximately 3,000 km3 in 2000, particularly more pronounced in the second half of the century. The amount of

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consumed in the industrial and domestic sectors

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witnessed a gradual upward shift, but

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numbers were rather dismissible until mid-century. From 1950 onwards, industrial use surged steadily to over 1,000 km3,

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domestic use rose more slowly to only 300 km3, both far below the levels of

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by agriculture. The given table illustrates the quantities of

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used in different areas of the world. Brazil has much more irrigated land with 26,500 km2 for its population of 176 million and

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per person being 359 m3. Congo,

on the other hand

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, is much less populous with only 5.2 million people and possesses a mere 100 km2 of irrigated land and a person here would require only 8m3 of

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for their usage.