The table illustrates the proportion of water used domestic, industrial, and agricultural purposes in six countries in 2003.
Overall, the Canada and Australia had the highest percentage of water to domestic use, while the United Kingdom, China, Japan, and India used tthe majory of water to agricultural.
In Canada, 63% of water was used for domestic purposes, followed by 32% for industrial use , and 5% for agricultural purposes. The same trend had been seen in Australia 65% of water for domestic purposes, 33% in argiculture, and only 2% for industrial.
Meanwhile, the United Kingdom devoted a substantial 90% of its water in argiculture, where only 5% of water used for domestic and industrial purposes. China and Japan were used 6% and 10% of water, respectively in domestic, but Japan applied 8% of water in industrial, whereas China only 7%. Compare the persentage of water in argiculture, China had the highest proportions at 87% and Japan 82%.In contrast, India was used at 19% of water in domestic and 15% in industrial purpose, but mostly in argiculture at 66%.