The table illustrates the percentage of water used for three different purposes, domestic, industrial and agricultural in six countries in 2003.
Overall, most examined countries used the majority of water for agriculture with the exception for Canada and Australia, which utilized it for domestic use. In addition, industry contributed the least percentage of water among six countries in 2003.
In the UK, the majority of water was spent on agriculture, at 90% while both domestic and industrial consumption only stood at around 5%. A similar pattern was seen in China with 87% water for agricultural usage, which was significantly higher than domestic and industrial purposes, at 6% and 7%, respectively. Regarding India, the use of water for agriculture far exceeded that of industrial and domestic usage, at 82%, 8% and 10%, correspondingly.
Most water in Canada was used for domestic activities, at 63%, followed by industrial usage at 32%, which was seven times as high as that of agriculture. Similarly, 65% water was used for domestic purposes while the figures for industry and agriculture were considerably lower, at 2% and 33%, respectively. In contrast, the percentage of water utilized for agriculture was the highest, at 66%, followed by that of domestic and industrial use, at 19% and 15%, respectively.