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

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

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is utilised for agricultural purposes in

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,

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and South American countries

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about half of the

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in

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and North

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goes to industrial sectors.

As can be seen from the pie charts, North

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's

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consumption has a striking similarity to that of

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. In both of these continents, about half of the

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

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’s

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

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expenditure in

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and

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continents. A great portion of

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goes to the agricultural division in

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,

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

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

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. Household

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use in South

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

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is used by people in

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and

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countries for their personal use at home.

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, the industrial

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consumption in

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and

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areas ranges from 5% to 12% and

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ratio is quite lower than that of

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and North

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. Interestingly, Southeast Asia uses more

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for manufacturing than Africa, Central Asia and South

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.