The given pie chart demonstrates the proportion of bottled water consumption in different areas in the world in 1999. Besides, the given bar chart compares the increase in the share of water utilization in various regions in 2001.
Overall, it is readily apparent that the percentage of bottled water consumed by Western Europe was higher than the figures for those living in the other countries, during the period shown. Another key feature is that Asia witnessed the highest growth in the proportion of those using the water containers.
As can be seen from the pie chart, there was 48% of bottled water utilization in Western Europe, ranking first in the percentage of the number of people who used bottled waters, followed by Australia (15%), New Zealand (13%) and Latin America (10%) in 1999. Conversely, the first bottom countries in terms of using bottled water were the USA and Asia, with the same at 2%, while the bottom runners-up, including Africa and Middle East, were over double at 5%.
When it comes to the percentage of the rise of bottled water consumption in each country, Asia was nearly double that in Australia and the USA throughout the period, with the respective figures being 14% and 7%. Regarding New Zealand and Latin America, the statistics for these countries are the same, at about 12%, followed by the Middle East as well as Africa were equal at 9%. While the share of bottled water consumption in Western Europe was the highest, the opposite pattern can be seen in the percentage of the increase of bottled water utilization, with the figure for 3%.