The table below provides information about water consumption in various activities in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, New Zealand, and Canada.
All countries use little water for domestic activities, except for Canada, which has the lowest water consumption in agriculture. Additionally, there is a significant disparity between the purposes that require the most water and those that need the least in four countries.
In Egypt and Saudi Arabia, agriculture consumes the majority of water, with 82 percent and 64 percent, respectively. The percentage of water used for industry, which makes up 10 percent in Egypt and 30 percent in Saudi Arabia, is considerably smaller than its figure for crop cultivation and livestock farming. Moreover, 8 percent and 6 percent are figures for the water use of Egypt and Saudi Arabia, respectively.
On the other hand, New Zealand and Canada use water the most for industry, with 46 percent and 70 percent. Besides, while, in New Zealand, the agricultural sector consumes nearly the same amount of water as the industrial sector, Canada uses a little water for agriculture, with only 10 percent, which is significantly lower than its figure for industry. Furthermore, New Zealand has 10 percent of water used for domestic purposes, which is smaller than that of Canada.