The graph illustrates annual water usage (in millions of cubic meters), encompassing groundwater and public supply by various industries in different countries.
Overall, chemicals used the highest amount of both spring water and public supply. In contrast, machinery had the lowest utilization of spring water, while textiles and fuel industries showed the least use of public supply at the same time.
Groundwater usage appears to be more significant than public supply, with chemicals leading at 430 million cubic meters, followed by metal at 240 and paper at 190 million cubic meters, respectively. However, some sectors demonstrate lower usage of groundwater compared to public provision, as evident in machinery: only 10 million cubic meters of groundwater were used, while 100 million kiloliters of public supply were utilized. Similarly, the food and beverage industry used 110 million cubic meters of groundwater compared to 190 million cubic meters of public supply.
In conclusion, both groundwater and public supply are essential for all sectors.