The pie charts illustrate the distribution of water for various purposes in six regions around the world.
Overall, all mentioned regions use most of their water for agriculture, except for North America where the share of the water used in industry is the highest. It is also noticeable that water is less likely to be consumed for domestic purposes.
In terms of agricultural sector, Central Asia spent about 90% of their water in this, far exceeding that recorded in Africa and South East Asia, with respective figures being 84% and 81%. Following that, 71% of water in South America serves agriculture, compared to roughly above a half of European water used for the same purpose. Standing at the bottom of the list is North America, with the proportion of agricultural water accounting for only 39%.
Regarding industry, in North America, the share of water spent on this purpose leads the way, standing at nearly a half and being significantly higher in comparison with the figure for Europe, roughly 32%. Other countries seem to be less likely to use water for industrial purposes, ranging from 12% in Southeast Asia to 5% in Central Asia. Meanwhile, the water consumption in households demands is lower than others. In South America, North America and Europe, the percentages of domestic water are higher than other regions, being 19%, 13% and 13%, respectively. In contrast, the figures for the remaining areas are far lower, all standing under 10%.