Band 6+: The pie chart below shows bottled water consumption in various regions as a percent of global consumption and the bar chart shows the growth of bottled water consumption in 2001.

The pie chart illustrates the proportion of bottled water expenditure in eight different countries in 1999, and the bar graph represents the rise in consumption in the same regions in 2001. Seen together, the two diagrams suggest marked correlations, the bar chart is a detail of the pie chart.

Overall, it is readily apparent that Western Europe was by far the most popular in the consumption. However, Asia rose by the largest proportion and and had the fastest growth rate, whereas Western Europe showed the lowest increase in taking packaged water in 2001.

In 1999, the Western Europe made up the highest usage of packaged water, with approximately about 48% of the total. Subsequently, 15% consumption of mineral water in Australia, followed by 13 percent share of New Zealand. Furthermore, the Middle East, Africa, Latin America, Asia, and the USA had minor consumption rates respectively.

In contrast, Asia witnessed the highest growth rate in consumption of bottled water, making up 14%, in 2001. Additionally, both Latin America and New Zealand increased by 12%, while the Middle Eastern and African nations advanced by 10% in usage. Besides, there was a rise in intake of Australia and the U.S.A; however, the figure for Western Europe decreased in taking mineral water.