Band 9: The charts below show the use of water for agriculture products in Australia in 2004 and values of these products to the Australian economy in the same year. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate the proportions of water consumption for seven different agricultural products and their economic value in Australia in 2004.

Overall, livestock farming accounted for the largest proportion of water consumption, whereas vegetable cultivation used the least water. Fruit trees made the greatest contribution to the Australian economy, while rice recorded the lowest share of economic value.

Livestock dominated water consumption, accounting for 36% of the total, nearly twice the figure for dairy (19%). Cotton represented a further 15%, while fruit and sugar stood at 11% and 10%, respectively. Rice and vegetables accounted for the smallest shares, at just 5% and 4%.

Turning to the proportion of the income from these products in the Australian economy in 2004, fruit made the greatest contribution at 44%. Dairy came next at 24%, followed by cotton at 13%, with sugar, livestock and vegetables accounting for 7%, 6% and 5%, respectively. Meanwhile, rice had the smallest proportion in the total value at just 1%.