The pie chart gives information about the proportion of bottled water use in 1999, while the bar graph illustrates the percentage change in consumption across 8 regions after three years.
Overall, the country with the highest rate of bottled water consumption was the USA in 1999, while Asia recorded the greatest change after 3 years.
Regarding the pie chart, it is evident that the USA represented nearly half of the total bottled water consumption in all regions. This was followed by Asia, the Middle East and Africa, whose proportions were 15%, 13% and 10%, respectively. By contrast, Latin America and New Zealand only contributed 5%, and Australia and Western Europe merely occupied 2% of the total.
Looking at the bar graph, Asia posted the greatest upturn at 14%, with New Zealand and Latin America close behind at approximately 12%. Increases in the Middle East and Africa were slightly lower, at around 10%. The USA and Australia shared the same growth of around 8%, while the figure for Western Europe was the lowest at merely around 3%.
