The graph and table below give information about water use worldwide and water consumption in two different countries.

The charts compare the worldwide

water

consumed in three different sectors over a 100-year period, and

water

use in

Brazil

and the Democratic Republic of

Congo

in 2000.

It is clear that

the

overall

water

consumption experienced a considerable rise during the period shown in the graph, and that agriculture accounted for the largest proportion of

water

used.

Also

, the use of

water

in

Congo

is nowhere near as high as it is in

Brazil

. In 1900, the highest global

water

consumption was related to agriculture at about 500 km2,

while

industry and domestic sectors were responsible for nearly 100 and 50 km2 of used

water

.

Following

this

, the figures for housing and industrial categories remained stable until 1950, and by 2000, they had risen strikingly, reaching 500 km2 and just under 1400 km2, respectively. Regarding the agriculture sector, it saw the most significant growth trend by almost 2500 km2. In 2000, each Brazilian consumed 359 m3;

however

, the residents of

Congo

used only 8 m3, which could be justified by their irrigated lands, which is 265 times larger in

Brazil

than in

Congo

.

Also

, it is noteworthy that the total number of inhabitants in

Brazil

was 176 million, but the population of

Congo

was not nearly as high at 5.2 million.