The given table illustrates the percentage of water consumption across three sectors, domestic, agriculture, and industrial, in six different countries in the Middle East in 2000.
Overall, agriculture accounts for the largest share of water use in Saudi Arabia and Oman, whereas domestic use was the highest in Bahrain and Kuwait. On the other hand, industrial water use accounted for the smallest share across all Gulf regions.
To start with agriculture, the four Gulf countries used much more water for agriculture. Saudi Arabia and Oman had the highest use of water, at 85% for Saudi Arabia, and Oman consumption was 83%. Interestingly, these countries had particularly low level of domestic use. Next, Qatar and UAE used 62% and 65% respectively and about almost more than a theird on domestics.
In contrast, domestic use takes a high percentage of use for Kuwait and Bahrain. Kuwait had the highest use of water, at 63%, whereas its use of africulture was nearly a fifth of this. In addition, Bahrain used a slightly lower amount of use of domestic purposes, but it used two times more water in than Kuwait for agriculture.
Finally, the industrial sector was lowest among the three, all six countries were under 8%, the only exception being Kuwait at just under 20%.