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

The pie charts illustrate the

proportion

of

water

utilized for various goals in separate parts of the universe.

Overall

, the majority of the

water

was used for agricultural purposes in most areas of the world except for

Europe

and North

America

.

Moreover

, the least amount of

water

was applied for domestic

use

in many areas of the planet.

To begin

with, the figure for industrial

use

was the highest in North

America

and

Europe

with 48% and 53% respectively.

By contrast

, the percentage of industrial

use

was the lowest in South

America

at only 10%.

In addition

, the

proportion

of agricultural

use

was the second highest in North

America

and

Europe

at 39% and 32% respectively.

Whereas

, 71% of

water

was used for farming in South

America

which accounted for the highest

proportion

.

Nevertheless

, there was a slight

use

of

water

for domestic

use

in North

America

and

Europe

with 13% and 15% respectively,

while

19% of

water

was used for domestic

use

in South

America

.

In addition

, more than 80% of

water

was consumed for agriculture in Africa, Central

Asia

and South East

Asia

which was the highest by far.

Nonetheless

, the percentage of industrial

use

was 7%,

whereas

that of domestic

use

was higher at 9%.

Moreover

, the figure for domestic

use

in Central

Asia

and South East

Asia

was equal to 7%.

However

, the

proportion

of industrial

use

in Central

Asia

was 5% which was lower than that of South East

Asia

with 12%.