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

The pie graphs illustrate the proportion of

water

used for varying reasons in North and South

America

,

Europe

, Africa, Central and South East Asia. As an overview,

it is clear that

industrial

use

is the main purpose of

water

used in North

America

and

Europe

.

In contrast

, the other four mentioned areas

use

water

mainly for agriculture. Meanwhile, the percentage of

water

which is used for domestic

use

shows a minority It is obvious that the ratio of consuming

this

basic liquid for planting crops and washing cattle is the predominant part which accounts for 71%, 84%, 88%, and 81% in South

America

, Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia respectively. In comparison, there is a small figure for industrial and domestic

use

.

However

, the rate of

water

used for industry represents the majority in developed areas.

Therefore

,

water

for industrial

use

makes up nearly half in North

America

and over 50% in

Europe

.

While

the percentage of

water

used for family activities is a small minority, it accounts for 13% and 15% in North

America

and

Europe

respectively.