The pie charts illustrate the proportion of water (H2O) employed for industrial, domestic and agricultural uses in six different countries in the world.
Overall, in industrialised nations, such as North America and Europe, water consumption in factories accounts for about half of the total. The other states, on the contrary, employ the highest percentage of this resource to irrigate fields and breed animals. In addition, the amount of water necessary for domestic purposes is the lowest in developed countries (Europe and North America) and South East Asia, and its proportion is similar to that used for industrial reasons in Africa and Central Asia.
In particular, in those nations whose economy is mainly based on agriculture, water is consumed in the industrial sector at an amount lower than one tenth in Africa and Central Asia (7% and 5% respectively), and approximately as twice as these percentages in South East Asia (12%) and South America (10%). On the contrary, H2O requested to irrigate fields is proportionally over seven times more the industrial demand. It is precisely 71% in South American and between 81 and 88 per cent in the others developing countries with the highest value recorded in Central Asia (88%). Thus, in these four countries, the need for water for domestic usage ranges between one out of five in the total consumption of H2O in Southern America to less than 10% in the other countries taken into account.
On the other hand, in North America and Europe, the water employment in the household is around one sixth. While in the Northern American farms' water is utilised three times more than at home and 9% less than in industry, in European agricultural sector H2O utilisation accounts for slightly one third its total use and is 21% less than necessary for manufacturing processes.
The pie charts illustrate the proportion of
water
(H2O) employed for
industrial
, domestic and agricultural
uses
in six
different
countries
in the world.
Overall
, in
industrialised
nations, such as North America and Europe,
water
consumption in factories accounts for about half of the total. The
other
states,
on the contrary
, employ the highest percentage of this resource to irrigate fields and breed animals.
In addition
, the amount of
water
necessary for domestic purposes is the lowest in developed
countries
(Europe and North America) and South East Asia, and its proportion is similar to that
used
for
industrial
reasons in Africa and Central Asia.
In particular
, in those nations whose economy is
mainly
based on agriculture,
water
is consumed
in the
industrial
sector at an amount lower than one tenth in Africa and Central Asia (7% and 5%
respectively
), and approximately as twice as these percentages in South East Asia (12%) and South America (10%).
On the contrary
, H2O requested to irrigate fields is
proportionally
over seven times more the
industrial
demand. It is
precisely
71% in South American and between 81 and 88 per cent in the others developing
countries
with the highest value recorded in Central Asia (88%).
Thus
, in these four
countries
, the need for
water
for domestic usage ranges between one out of five in the total consumption of H2O in Southern America to less than 10% in the
other
countries
taken into account.
On the
other
hand, in North America and Europe, the
water
employment in the household is around one sixth. While in the Northern American farms'
water
is
utilised
three times more than at home and 9% less than in industry, in European agricultural sector H2O
utilisation
accounts for
slightly
one third its total
use
and is 21% less than necessary for manufacturing processes.
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