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 percentage of
water
consumption for industrial, agricultural, and domestic purposes in North
America
, South
America
,
Europe
, Africa, Central
Asia
, and Southeast
Asia
. Central
Asia
, Africa, and Southeast
Asia
have the largest significant proportion of
water
used, 88%, 84%, and 81%, respectively used for agricultural purposes. Compared to the three areas mentioned above, South
America
, North
America
, and
Europe
proportionally use less agricultural
water
, at 71% of its total
water
consumption.
Europe
and North
America
use
water
differently. In both these areas, industry consumes approximately half of the
water
consumption, at 53% and 48%.
While
, the remaining four areas of the world only consume
water
at the lowest levels, ranging from 5% to 12%.
Lastly
, South
America
,
Europe
, and North
America
continue to rank first for domestic purposes, with 19%, 15%, and 13%, respectively. Central and Southeast
Asia
had an equal percentage of 7%. In conclusion, agriculture is the largest consumer of
water
in Central
Asia
, Africa, Southern
Asia
, and South
America
,
whereas
industry consumes more
water
than either of the two sectors in
Europe
and North
America
.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • consumption
  • irrigation
  • domestic
  • industrial
  • regional disparity
  • economic structure
  • sustainable management
  • water-scarce
  • population density
  • urbanization
  • data trends
  • resource allocation
  • percentage distribution
  • extremes
  • variations
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