The illustration of the pie charts shows the percentages of water usage for different purposes in six areas of the world that are North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia.
In three of those regions which are Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia water use for agriculture is greater than the total water consumption for other purposes in each area. The other three regions use water for agricultural purposes, but their usage of water for agribusiness is not greater than the other three regions’ usage of water for agricultural purposes.
Both North America and Europe use much less water in agriculture, although they use 13% and 15%, respectively,in domestic use. South America uses much more water for domestic purposes compared to the other four regions. Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia use almost similar amounts of water for internally.
Apart from the other five regions, the region with the largest amount of water usage for industrial purposes is Europe. Central Asia uses the least amount of water in industries. The two areas that have almost similar amounts of water usage for industrial purposes are Africa and Southeast Asia with 7% and 12% respectively.