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

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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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.
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  • consumption
  • irrigation
  • domestic
  • industrial
  • regional disparity
  • economic structure
  • sustainable management
  • water-scarce
  • population density
  • urbanization
  • data trends
  • resource allocation
  • percentage distribution
  • extremes
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