The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The provided pie charts compare the domestic, agricultural and industrial

water

drinking in six major parts of the world. In general, the highest percentage of

water

is utilised for agricultural purposes in

Asian

,

African

and South American countries

while

about half of the

water

in

Europe

and North

America

goes to industrial sectors.

As can be seen from the pie charts, North

America

's

water

consumption has a striking similarity to that of

Europe

. In both of these continents, about half of the

water

is required in industrial sectors, almost one-third for crop cultivation and 13-15% for people’s household use. Interestingly, South

America

’s

water

-absorbing habit is quite contrary to the North American region and it is more like the

water

expenditure in

Asian

and

African

continents. A great portion of

water

goes to the agricultural division in

Asian

,

African

and North American countries which is over eight-tenths of their total utilization. The highest

water

expenditure in cultivation could be observed in Central Asia (88%) which is almost triple that of

Europe

. Household

water

use in South

America

is higher than in other parts of the world and stands at 19%. Only 7 to 9 per cent of

water

is used by people in

Asian

and

African

countries for their personal use at home.

Finally

, the industrial

water

consumption in

Asian

and

African

areas ranges from 5% to 12% and

this

ratio is quite lower than that of

Europe

and North

America

. Interestingly, Southeast Asia uses more

water

for manufacturing than Africa, Central Asia and South

America

.