The provided pie charts illustrate the proportion of using water for different purposes in North America, South America, Europe, Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia.
Overall, while agricultural use accounted for the majority in South America, Africa, Central Asia and South East Asia, industrial use took up the trending in North America and Europe. And almost domestic had the lowest percentage except South A
Among the four regions in the world with the highest rate of agricultural use, Central Asia ranked first with a very large majority up to 88%. They had 8% in industrial use. South East Asia and Central Asia had same 7% in domestic use and it had 81% in agricultural use and 12% in industrial use. South America and Africa included 71% and 84% in agricultural use respectively. While South America took up 12% in industrial use and 19% in domestic use, Africa had 7% and 9% respectively.
In North America and Europa, Industrial use took over Agricultural use to be the highest with 48% and 53% consequently. North America made up 13% in domestic use and 39 % in agricultural use. Notably, Domestic use in Europa was higher than North America 5% and lower than 7% in agricultural use.
