The diagrams present information about the global distribution of water resources and the usage of water for different purposes in three distinct countries.
Overall, it is evident that salt water makes up the vast majority of the world’s water, whereas fresh water is primarily found in ice and glaciers. In addition , water resources are mainly allocated towards the agriculture sector in most of the countries examined, leaving aside Canada.
Regarding how water is distributed globally, salt water accounts for 97% of all water, reflecting its overwhelming dominance. Fresh water, however, only takes up 3%, highlighting a substantial difference in the distribution of global water resources. Besides, freshwater can be found in three different forms, namely ice and glaciers, ground water, and surface water. Interestingly, freshwater predominantly exists as ice and glaciers, since its figure is around 79%. Trailing behind is the figure for ground water, claiming 20%. The percentage of surface water, however, is quite negligible in comparison with others, standing at only 1%.
Turning to water utilization, Egypt and Saudi Arabia allocated the largest proportion of water towards agriculture, as the figures for the former and the latter are 80% and 77%, respectively. The reverse trend is witnessed in Canada, since only 10% of water is utilized for this section. As for domestic use, the figures for these three countries are relatively comparable, standing at around 12%. Finally, around 80% of water in Canada is used for industrial purposes, while the figures for Egypt and Saudi Arabia are only 8% and 10%, in respective order.