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

The pie charts illustrate North

America

, South

America

,

Europe

,

Africa

, Central

Asia

, and Southeast

Asia

in terms of how much

water

is consumed for Industrial, Agricultural, and Domestic purposes. Broadly, the

consumption

of

water

for Agriculture in Central

Asia

,

Africa

, Southeast

Asia

and South

America

is by far the most widespread in all regions, whilst Industry accounts for the majority of

water

usage in North

America

and

Europe

.

Water

consumption

at home, notably, is considerably less common in all 6 areas. The prevalence of

water

usage for Agriculture in Central

Asia

holds the lion’s share, accounting for 88%, followed by

Africa

, Southeast

Asia

, and South

America

, with respective numbers being 84%, 81%, and 71%. The figures for North

America

and

Europe

are lower, taking up 39% and 32 % respectively. In terms of Industrial purposes, there is 53% of

water

consumption

in

Europe

, which is 5% higher than the level of North

America

,

while

using

water

in the other regions accounts for 12% and under. Regarding the Domestic purpose, 19% of

water

consumption

comes from South

America

, hitting the highest in the group, compared to 15% in

Europe

. There is 13% of

water

usage in North

America

, which is 4% higher than the statistics for

Africa

. Meanwhile, the remaining in Central

Asia

and Southeast

Asia

are similar, at only 7%.