The given table illustrates diverse consumption of water in four countries.
Overall, Egypt and Saudi Arabica allocate most of water for agriculture purposes, while usage of water in New Zealand and Canada are mainly for industrial and domestic targets, respectively. It is so clear that water utilized for domestic reasons remains the lowest across most countries, except for Canada. Furthermore, significant disparities are evident in Egypt and Canada, while New Zealand’s differences are less pronounced.
Regarding countries with the high proportion of agricultural water uses, Egypt uses 82% of their water for farming, far exceeding the amount used for industry and domestic uses, accounting for 10% and 8%, respectively. A similar picture is evident in the figures for Saudi Arabica, with 64% for agriculture, 30% for industry and a negligible 6% for domestic use.
As for the other countries, a substantial discrepancy is evident in the figures for Canada, with 70% of the usage of water for industrial reasons, compared to 20% for domestic use and 10% for agriculture. In contrast, the disparity in New Zealand is less pronounced, with industry constituting the highest water use (46%), which is slightly higher than that of agriculture (44%) and more than four time the amount for domestic purposes (10%).