The data in the mix provides a breakdown of water usage in agriculture along with the profit made, categorized into six distinct areas, in Australia in 2004.
Overall, growing vegetables demanded the highest amount of water, while the reverse is true for livestock and rice, having the least water consumption. Additionally, fruit interest dominated others and rice earned minimal revenue.
Looking at the percentages of water utilization of each product, the figure for vegetables topped the list at 46%, more than one and a half times higher than that of fruits, which stood at 28%. The amount of water used in cereal and dairy were significantly surpassed by the aforementioned products, with 12% and 8%, respectively. Lastly, both rice and livestock were among the least water-consuming group, needing only 3% of water to develop these categories.
Concerning the distribution of the total profit, despite ranking second place in terms of water consumption, fruits earned 42% income of the total share, reversing the order of vegetables, contributing to nearly one third of the sum. The percentage of cereal income exceeded that of dairy by 5%, with 13% for the former and 8% of the latter. Livestock only earned 3% of profit but still overshadowed the figure for rice by 2%, making it the most modest proportion.