The given pie chart illustrates the ratio of the bottled water consumption in different areas to the global consumption in 1999, while the provided bar graph compares the increase of bottled water used in 2001.
Overall, as can be seen from the pie graph, Western Europe was the region using the most bottled water, while the proportion of bottled water consumption in the USA was the lowest among the given nations. In addition, according to the bar charts, the percent change of bottled water used in Asia was the lead, whereas the quantity of bottled water consumption in Western Europe increased the least.
In 1991, in terms of bottled water consumption, Western Europe was the leader in using bottled water with the percentage of roughly a-half, followed by Australia and New Zealand with 15% and 13%, respectively. In addition, the percentage of bottled water used in Latin America, accounting for 10%, doubled that in each Africa and Middle East with 5%. Lastly, the proportion of bottled water consumption in Asia was equal to that in the USA, representing at 2%.
In 2001, concerning the growth of bottled water consumption, the percent increase of that in Asia was dominant over the other regions, representing 14%. Following that is the percent change in Latin, which is the same to that in New Zealand, accounting for approximately 12%. Moreover, there were also equalities in the percent growth of bottled water used in the Middle East and Africa with under 11% as well as that in Australia and the USA with over 7%, which was under twice as much as that in Asia. Finally, the percent change of bottled water consumption in Western, representing 2%, was the lowest among those in the given areas.
