The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The provided circular charts show information about industrial, agricultural and household water utilisation in six distinct areas of the world. Data is calibrated in Percentage.
Overall, water consumption for agricultural purposes is dominant in Asian, African and South American regions whereas it is mainly used for industrial purposes in North America and Europe.
At a fleeting glance, it can be clearly seen that more than 80% water is used up for agriculture in Africa and Asian regions. South American water consumption is accounted to be 71% for the same purpose. North America and Europe use up the least amount for irrigation. Among all the given regions, South America consumes the highest amount of water for household usage. It is closely followed by Europe and North America with 15% and 13% respectively. Moreover, Africa uses 9% of its water for the same and both Central Asia as well as South East Asia exhaust their water resources for agricultural practices with 7% each.
Probing further, North America and Europe consumes the maximum amount of water for industrial purposes with 53% and 48% respectively. Industrial usage of water in South East Asia and South America have a difference of merely 2 %. Africa and Central Asia both use the least amount of water for Industrial processes which is under 10 % in case of both.
