The pie charts show the differences among the water usage proportions for residential, industrial and agricultural purposes in San Diego, California and the rest of the world. Overall, the households in San Diego and California take in the majority of water, followed by industrial and agricultural usage in turn. However, worldwide usage focused mainly on agriculture while the least water is used in homes.
Water usage in San Diego and California has nearly similar patterns, with both using the majority of water in residences (60% and 39% respectively). However, there is a ten percent discrepancy between the figures for industrial use of water in those locations, for which California spends one-third of its total in industries. In terms of agriculture, San Diego and California used the lowest percentages, 17% in the former and 28% in the latter.
In contrast, worldwide usage is dominated by agricultural use (69%), being three times as high as the data for industries. The smallest proportion is reported in residential consumption of water around the world (8%), though.