Band 6+: The charts below give information about consumption of bottled water in different regions of the world. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.

The pie and table charts show data about bottled water use in various parts of the globe. The units of measurement are in percentages.

Overall, in 1999, the highest percentage group who consumed water bottles were western Europeans, whereas the lowest were the Africans, while the rest fell in between. Over the following 2 years, all regions increasingly used them with those in Pacific showing the most significant rise, in contrast to those living in Western Europe and Africa experiencing the smallest increase.

In 1999, it is shown that western European citizens who consumed bottled water accounted for 45.5%, making them first place, followed by North Americans who made up for a fifth. Asians and Africans utilized the least bottled water, falling at 2% and 0.5% respectively. Despite the major differences between the former groups, the proportions of South and Central America, Eastern European, and the Pacific were in between 7% and 11%.

In the next 2 years, the region that soared its bottled water use the most by 15% was the Pacific, along with Asia being surpassed by 1%. A tenth of North Americans have started drinking bottled water. 7% more of Eastern Europeans began using water bottles, which was half of that of Asians. The rest of the regions fell below 5%.