The first chart illustrates the proportion of the world’s water distributed, while the second chart gives information about how much water was used in three different nations, namely Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Canada.
Overall, the vast majority of the world’s water is salt water, while only a small fraction is fresh water. Among fresh water sources, most of it is stored in ice and glaciers, whereas surface water accounts for the smallest proportion. In terms of water usage, agriculture is the main purpose in both Egypt and Saudi Arabia, while in Canada, water is predominantly used for industrial purposes.
Looking first at water distribution, the share of salt water in all water was the highest, at 97% compared to just 3% of fresh water. Additionally, in freshwater storage, most of it was in ice and glaciers, which comprised 79%, followed distantly by groundwater (at 20%) and just a small proportion of surface ground, accounting for only 1% of the total.
Moving on to water usage, both Egypt and Saudi Arabia utilized water mainly for agricultural purposes, with the respective figures being 80% and 76%, in comparison to that of Canada (only 10%). Additionally, the use of water in Egypt and Saudi Arabia for domestic purposes was the same, at approximately 12%, slightly higher than that of Canada ( at around 11%). Meanwhile, 80% (identical to the highest point in Egypt) of water was channeled for industry in Canada, which significantly exceeded the figures for the remaining countries, at about 8% ( Egypt) and 10% ( Saudi Arabia).