The pie charts give information about the water used for residential, industrial and agricultural purposes in San Diego County, California, and the world as a whole.
It is noticeable that more water is consumed by homes than by industry or agriculture in the two American regions. By contrast, agriculture accounts for the vast majority of water used worldwide.
In San Diego County and California State, residential water consumption accounts for 60% and 39% of total water usage. By contrast, a mere 8% of the water used globally goes to homes. The opposite trend can be seen when we look at water consumption for agriculture. This accounts for a massive 69% of global water use, but only 17% and 28% of water usage in San Diego and California respectively.
Such dramatic differences are not seen when we compare the figures for industrial water use. The same proportion of water (23%) is used by industry in San Diego and worldwide, while the figure for California is 10% higher, at 33%.
The pie charts give information about the
water
used
for residential, industrial and agricultural purposes in San Diego County, California, and the world as a whole.
It is noticeable that more
water
is consumed
by homes than by industry or agriculture in the two American regions. By contrast, agriculture accounts for the vast majority of
water
used
worldwide.
In San Diego County and California State, residential
water
consumption accounts for 60% and 39% of total
water
usage. By contrast, a mere 8% of the
water
used
globally goes to homes. The opposite trend can be
seen
when we look at
water
consumption for agriculture. This accounts for a massive 69% of global
water
use
,
but
only
17% and 28% of
water
usage in San Diego and California
respectively
.
Such dramatic differences are not
seen
when we compare the figures for industrial
water
use
. The same proportion of
water
(23%) is
used
by industry in San Diego and worldwide, while the figure for California is 10% higher, at 33%.