The line graph provides information about global water use in three sectors in a century starting in 1990 while the table compares the proportion of water consumed in Brazil and Congo in 2000.
Overall, an upward trend can be observed in three purposes, among which agriculture consumed the most of water over the period. The population of Brazil is by far higher than that of Congo, therefore water consumption of Brazil is higher than Congo in all sectors in question.
Starting at 500km3 of water in 1990, the amount of water used by agriculture rose to double in 50 years later before climbing rapidly to 2700km3 in the final year. Similarly, water consumption of industry and domestic remained below 100km3 in the first fifty years, after which both figures was also increased considerably to 1000km3 and 300km3 in 2000, respectively.
In 2000, the population of Brazil was 176 million, which was much higher than in Congo, merely 5. 2 million. Thus, the amount of water usage per person in Brazil is also many times as high as in Congo, at 359m3 and 8m3, respectively. Moreover, Brazil consumed more water to irrigate owing to the fact that the irrigated land of Brazil was larger than that of Congo.
The line graph provides information about global
water
use
in three sectors in a century starting in 1990 while the table compares the proportion of
water
consumed in Brazil and Congo in 2000.
Overall
, an upward trend can
be observed
in three purposes, among which agriculture consumed the most of
water
over the period. The population of Brazil is by far higher than that of Congo,
therefore
water
consumption of Brazil is higher than Congo in all sectors in question.
Starting at 500km3 of
water
in 1990, the amount of
water
used
by agriculture rose to double in 50 years later
before
climbing
rapidly
to 2700km3 in the final year.
Similarly
,
water
consumption of industry and domestic remained below 100km3 in the
first
fifty years, after which both figures
was
also
increased
considerably
to 1000km3 and 300km3 in 2000,
respectively
.
In 2000, the population of Brazil was 176 million, which was much higher than in Congo,
merely
5. 2 million.
Thus
, the amount of
water
usage per person in Brazil is
also
many
times as high as in Congo, at 359m3 and 8m3,
respectively
.
Moreover
, Brazil consumed more
water
to irrigate owing to the fact that the irrigated land of Brazil was larger than that of Congo.