The given pie charts give information about residential water use in 1988 and 2008. Overall, it is clear that the highest proportion of water was used for bathroom, whereas kitchen used the smallest proportion of water consumption in 1988. In contrast, kitchen accounted for the highest percentage of water usage, garden, on the other hand, consumed the least amount of water in 2008.
Looking at the chart in detail, the bathroom consumed the highest proportion of water, accounting for approximately 25% in 1988. Although this figure rose to 29%, it was no longer the largest consumer by 2008. An opposite trend was true for kitchen, where approximately 15% of water was consumed by kitchen. This figure, then doubled, from 15% in 1988 to 30% in 2008.
Turning to the other categories, garden and washing clothes consumed nearly the same proportion of water in 1988, at 20% and 22% respectively. By 2008, washing clothes dropped by 3%, garden, on the other hand, experienced a significant decline to 8% in 2008. Parallel to this, the toilet accounted for 18% of water consumption, the consumption rate declined by 4%, to roughly 14% in 2008.
