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
utilization for various purposes
in several regions of the world. Overall
, the usage for agriculture is the highest in four areas
: South America
, Africa, Central Asia
, and South East Asia
. Meanwhile, water
is consumed for industrial purposes
the most in North America
and Europe.
In Central Asia
, Africa, South East Asia
, and South America
, water
consumption for agriculture significantly accounts for 88%, 84%, 81%, and 71%, respectively. Conversely
, neither industrial use
nor domestic use
of water
exceeds 10% in these areas
, except for industrial use
in South East
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Southeast
Asia
and domestic use
in South America
.
Compared to those four areas
, North America
and Europe consume water
differently. In both areas
, water
is used for industry at around 50%, followed by usage for agriculture, which accounts for about one-third. The remaining proportion of water
usage is for domestic purposes
. However
, North America
consumes 5% less water
for industrial purposes
compared to Europe.Submitted by phakawat.chu on
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