Band 9: The table below shows water use for different purposes in four countries. The use of water by four different countries (%) Country Domestic use Industry Agriculture Egypt 8 10 82 Saudi Arabia 6 30 64 New Zealand 10 46 44 Canada 20 70 10

The table illustrates the distribution of water for three purposes across four countries.

Overall, while agriculture is the main water consumer in Egypt and Saudi Arabia, industrial use dominates in New Zealand and Canada. Notably, all the given countries spend the least proportion of water for domestic use, with the exception of Canada in which agriculture usage accounts for the smallest part.

Regarding domestic use, the percentage of water allocated to this purpose in Canada is the highest with 20%, doubling that of New Zealand (10%). Meanwhile, Egypt’s figure is slightly lower, taking up 8%, closely followed by 6% of Saudi Arabia.

As for industrial use, Canada still ranks first in the proportion of water consumption with 70%, far outstripping New Zealand’s, which is 46%. The figure for Saudi Arabia is 30%, which is three times that of Egypt (10%).

In terms of how water is distributed in the agriculture sector, Egypt’s percentage holds the lion’s share, registering 82%. That of Saudi Arabia and New Zealand is significantly lower, constituting 64 and 44%, respectively, whereas Canada’s figure takes up the smallest share of 10%.