The table compares water used for three purposes across six countries in 2003.
Overall, agriculture was the most notable consumer in most countries, except for Canada and Australia: a vast majority of water resources were channeled towards domestic purposes in these countries. The portions of water used for industrial purposes, however, were not as high as other sectors.
Domestic water use accounted for about two-thirds in Canada and Australia at 63% and 65%, respectively. Notwithstanding this similarity, there was a considerable difference in terms of industrial water use: Canada outstripped Australia with respective figures of 33% and 2%. A reverse pattern was observed in agriculture, where Canada lagged significantly behind with 5%, while water consumption in Australia comprised one-third.
Meanwhile, agriculture was the dominant sector in remaining countries. While a staggering 90% of water resources was used for this sector in the U.K, others made up only a total of 10%. At 87%, China followed closely behind, even though other two sectors accounted for 13%. While a similar pattern was also observed in India with agriculture being responsible for 82% of water use, Japan had slightly lower figure of 66%.
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