The table below describes water usage for 3 different purposes in 6 countries in 2003. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The table illustrates changes in
water
usage
for three distinct purposes
across six countries in the year 2003.
Overall
, Australia
had the highest proportion of water
usage
for domestic purposes
, Canada
for industrial use, and the UK
for agriculture
. Conversely
, these same countries had the lowest usage
for the other two purposes
. Notably, all countries utilized less water
for domestic and industrial purposes
compared to agriculture
. Furthermore
, the UK
, China, and India
stood out as the top three nations with the highest percentage of water
use for agriculture
.
In Australia
, domestic water
usage
accounted for the largest share, at 65%, while
Canada
had a similarly
high percentage, with Austria trailing behind at only 2%. The UK
and China had notably low domestic water
usage
, with the former at 5% and the latter at 6%. In contrast
, Japan's domestic water
usage
was nearly twice as high as that of India
.
Industrial water
usage
was significantly lower than the other two categories, with Australia
at just 2%, while
Canada
's industrial usage
was 16 times higher. There was also
a 7% difference between India
and Japan in industrial water
usage
. The UK
allocated 5% of water
for both domestic and industrial purposes
.
Shifting to agriculture
, the UK
dominated with 90% of water
allocated to this
purpose. In contrast
, China and India
had lower figures, with the former at 3% and the latter at 8%. Japan used double
the amount of Add the particle
to double
water
for agriculture
compared to Australia
, which stood at 33%. Canada
had the lowest agricultural water
usage
, at 5%.Submitted by @ur_davrik
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