The line graph illustrates the amount of water use for agriculture, industry and homes around the world. It is evident that the amount of water used for agricultural purposes rose significantly between 1900 and 2000 and, thus, it is accounted for the largest proportion of water used globally. In 1900, around 500 km3 was exploited for the agricultural sector worldwide, whereas the figures describing water use for industries and domains stood at approximately one fifth of the total amount. By 2000, the proportion for global water use in agriculture has increased dramatically by 3, 000 km3 approximately. In contrast, more than 1, 000 km3 and 3, 000 km3 around were used for industrial and domestic purposes in this period of time.
On the flip side, the table describes water use in Brasil and Democratic Republic of Congo. It can be noticed that the former country had more population than the latter, as well as available irrigated land. Therefore, it may explain why Congo had much lower water consumption per person (359 m3) than Brasil (8 m3), as the latter had 365 times more irrigated land. Overall, an enormous amount of available water was used for agriculture, while the least was exploited for domestic reasons. Brasil had more water consumption per person than Congo, as it has a hundred times more population and 365 times more land for irrigation than Congo.
The line graph illustrates the
amount
of
water
use
for agriculture, industry and homes around the world. It is evident that the
amount
of
water
used
for agricultural purposes rose
significantly
between 1900 and 2000 and,
thus
, it
is accounted
for the largest proportion of
water
used
globally. In 1900, around 500 km3
was exploited
for the agricultural sector worldwide, whereas the figures describing
water
use
for industries and domains stood at approximately one fifth of the total
amount
. By 2000, the proportion for global
water
use
in agriculture has increased
dramatically
by 3, 000 km3 approximately.
In contrast
, more than 1, 000 km3 and 3, 000 km3 around were
used
for industrial and domestic purposes in this period of time.
On the flip side, the table
describes
water
use
in
Brasil
and Democratic Republic of Congo. It can
be noticed
that the former country had more population than the latter,
as well
as available irrigated land.
Therefore
, it may
explain
why Congo had much lower
water
consumption per person (359 m3) than
Brasil
(8 m3), as the latter had 365 times more irrigated land.
Overall
, an enormous
amount
of available
water
was
used
for agriculture, while the least
was exploited
for domestic reasons.
Brasil
had more
water
consumption per person than Congo, as it has a hundred times more population and 365 times more land for irrigation than Congo.