The given pie charts illustrate the ratios pf residential water intake for variuos aims in 1980 and 2008.
Overall, it is observable that bathroom recorded the highest proportion of water usage in the initial year. Although kitchen used to be the least reason of utilizing water at the beginning, it overshadowed the rate of the bathroom by the latter period.
In 1980, bathroom was the largest cause of using water by the residents, standing at 25% of water intake. This ratio increased slightly by 3% to 29% in 2008. Even though kitchen witnessed the least proportion of water intake at about 15% in 1980, this ratio outshined the figure of bathroom, skyrocketing 30% in 2008.
By contrast, in 1980 washing clothes recorded the second highest reason of water utilization at 22%, followed by the reason of garden and toilet at 20% . These figures declined substantialy, comprising 19% and 14% subsequently in 2008. In addition, the ratio of residential water use for garden saw a drastic downfall, plummeting from 20% to 8%, from 1980 to 2008.
