The pie chart illustrates the proportion of bottled water consumed in many different areas while the bar chart shows the growth of bottled water consumption in 2001.
What is notable from the chart is the highest percentage of bottled water consumption in USA, whereas Western Europe and Australia merely consumed the least in 1999. Among all the countries experiencing a change in the amount of consumption, Asia is the area standing at the top position, while Western Europe remained at the lowest bottled water-consuming country.
In 1999, the figure was 48%, the USA topped the graph, making it the dominant water-consuming country. Far below were Asia, Middle East and Africa, at 15%, 13% and 10% respectively. Meanwhile, the figure for New Zealand was 5%, similar to its Latin Americal counterpart. At the bottom of the list came Western Europe and Australia, showing the same situation as those for New Zealand and Latin Americal, with the figure being only 10%.
Regarding the changes in the percentage of bottled water consumption in 2001, Asia emerged as the leading country among all other areas. In the same year, Latin Americal and New Zealand were at a similar level, at 14%, surpassing that for Africa and the Middle East by 2%. Indeed, the value for Australia is equal to that of the USA, at approximately 8%, which is considerably lower than that for Americal and New Zealand by 4%. Ultimately, a mere 3% water consumption in bottles, making it the least water-consuming country, compared to the global consumption in 1999.