The pie chart compares the percentage of bottled water consumption in different regions in 1999 – Western Europe, Australia, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, New Zealand, Asia, and the USA – while the accompanying bar chart presents the rise in this water consumption in the year 2001.
Overall, it is clear that Western Europe was the dominant water consumer, whereas Asia and the USA used the least amount of water. However, the water consumption rate of Asia surged significantly, while the figure for Western Europe showed the greatest decrease over the period.
Focusing on the pie chart first, Western Europe consumed the highest percentage of water, at 48%, followed by Australia, whose figure stood at 15%. Likewise, the proportion of water utilized by New Zealand accounted for 13%. Next on the list was Latin America, which used 10% of water. Other unspecified regions – the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and the USA – shared much smaller amounts, at 5%, 5%, 2%, and 2%, respectively.
Regarding the bar chart, Asia experienced the most notable growth, to 14% in 2001. Latin America and New Zealand witnessed the same amount of increase, at 13% each. Similarly, the water consumption rate of both Australia and the Middle East soared considerably to roughly 10%. Also, the USA and Africa consumed the same percentage of bottled water, at 8% by 2001. Lastly, Western Europe constituted a minority, at approximately 2% by the end of the period.