The tables illustrate how much water exploited for agricultural products as well as the benefits of these products to the Australian economy in 2004, with the figures expressed in percentages.
Overall, the majority of water was used for livestock, whereas fruit significantly contributed to the growth of the economy in Australia.
In detail, 11% of water utilized for fruit, while it was 19% for dairy in 2004. Furthermore, 36% of water exploited for livestock, followed by fruit and sugar at 11% and 10%, respectively. Meanwhile, the least, 4% of water used for vegetables, and the figure stood at 15% for cotton during 2004. In the meantime, the figure for rice accounted for 5%.
By comparison, fruit was the biggest contributar to the Australian economy, at 44%, and the proportion of income from livestock and sugar accounted for 6% and 7%, respectively. In addition, the value of vegetable and rice to the economy represented the lowest statistics, around 1% and 5%, and diary was 24% in the interim. Last but not least, the income from cotton to the Australian economy was 13% in 2004.