The two pie graphs compare the water usage for seven different goods in Australia and the money earned from these products to the economy of Australia in 2004.
Overall, most of the categories saw a significant difference between the amount of water used and that of income from the products. Livestock had the highest water usage while the money it earned was near the bottom. The reversed trend was seen in fruit, which used less water but generated income at the top. Additionally, the lowest money earned witnessed in rice product, while it was vegetable in the percentage of water used.
Regarding the categories that had the highest water usage, livestock stood at 36%, becoming the highest figure in the first chart, in contrast, only 6% revenue was generated from its category. Furthermore, the proportion of water consumption for cotton accounted for 15% while the percentage of revenue from this product was 13%. Comparing with cotton, sugar was lower by 5% than the previous category, whereas sugar also generated a revenue of only 7%. Lastly, rice required a small amount of water for usage, whereas it generated little income, 1% to be exact, which was quite low compared to other products.
Concerning the remaining categories, the percentage of income for dairy products stood at 24%, while 19% water was used. Despite its low water usage, money earned from fruit products stood at the top (44%), indicating a high economic value. Finally, vegetables were the only product that relatively had balanced figures, only 4% water consumed, while the percentage of revenue it generated was more than the water it used (5%).