The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.

The charts compare the percentage of

water

used in different areas of the world. The six area settings range from North

America

to Southeast

Asia

and show significant differences between industrial

use

, agricultural

use

, and domestic

use

.

According to

the charts,

firstly

, agricultural

use

predominated over

water

use

in all areas.

For instance

, over 70 per

cent

of the

water

used is spent on farming. Only Europe and North

America

use

less than 40 per

cent

of their

water

. Meanwhile, Central

Asia

accounts for up to 88 per

cent

of the consumption of

water

in the agricultural sector.

Second,

the consumption of

water

for industrial

use

in North

America

and Europe is about a half portion. And the rest shows not more than 12 per

cent

.

For example

, Africa only uses 7 per

cent

water

for its manufacturing industry. On the other end of the scale, domestic

use

is the smallest percentage. South

America

has 19 per

cent

, and the biggest portion compares to others, which all figure under 13 per

cent

.

Thus

, Central

Asia

and Southeast

Asia

are in the bottom two; both of them have 7 per

cent

.

Overall

, agricultural

use

is more likely to hold

water

in all areas around the world. Industrial

use

,

on the other hand

, predominates in North

America

and Europe.