The pie charts illustrate the rate of water usage for various purposes in six different areas around the world.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that agricultural usage has the highest proportion in all nations except Europe and North America.
In more detail, North America spends a high proportion of water on industrial use, at approximately 48 percent, while 39 percent of water is used for agriculture. Additionally, domestic usage is lower than the others, at around 13%. In South America, industrial use allocates a lower proportion at around 10%, while 19 percent of water is used for domestic water. The final proportion is spent on agriculture use at nearly 71%. In Europe, industrial use represents more than half of all water usage. Furthermore, agriculture accounts for a larger proportion than domestic use. In Africa, agriculture use accounts for a significant proportion of water usage at around 84%. Additionally, in Central Asia, a high rate of water is consumed for agricultural use at approximately 88 percent. While domestic use represents a small number at nearly only 7 percent, industrial use makes up 5 percent. The final one is Southeast Asia, which utilizes a large proportion of water for agricultural use at around 81%. 12 percent of water is spent for industrial use, and the remaining rate is expended for domestic use.
