The pie chart illustrates the proportion of water used for different purposes in six regions of the world
Overall, Agriculture is the most water-consuming variable, while Industrial Use generally is in the middle part of the percentages. Water used for Domestic Use is the lowest amongst all sectors.
In detail, Agriculture has higher consumption of water with Central Asia, Southeast Asia, and Africa having above 80%, which is 88%, 84%, and 81% in order. Europe is in the midst of the countries with 71%, while Europe and North America is in the lower bracket with 39% and 32%. In contrast, Domestic use has significantly lower proportions with three countries having below 20% but not below 10% which is South America with 19%, North America with 13%, and Europe with 15%. Africa, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia only have a combined percentage of 23%
Industrial Use in North America and Europe for water usage is the highest in comparison to Agriculture and Domestic Use with 48% and 53%, meanwhile, Africa, South America, and Central Asia is the least with only 22% combined. Southeast Asia in Industrial use is higher than domestic use but lower than Agriculture with 12%