The charts provide useful data on the consumption of water by agricultural products in Australia in 2014, and the share of income they produced.
The main feature of the data is that water consumption was disproportionately high compared to the income generated by agricultural products in Australia in 2014.
One notable trend is that the water intake for fruits was the lowest, whereas the income generated from fruits was the highest proportion. Furthermore, the sugar industry’s income and water consumption were closely aligned. In contrast, rice production yielded a 21% profit, despite requiring only 5% of the water used for its cultivation.
Interestingly, the gap between water consumption and income from dairy products was at its minimum in 2014. However, the livestock industry consumed 36% of the water used, while generating only 5% of the income, representing the lowest ratio of income to water consumption. Other products also exhibited similar patterns, with income and water consumption being closely correlated in 2014.