The charts below show the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.

The charts give information on the

figure

for water used for various intentions in six regions of the world.

Overall

,

it is clear that

the

percentage

of industrial

use

is the highest in North

America

and

Europe

,

while

, in the other countries, the

figure

for agricultural

use

is the highest. Looking at North

America

and

Europe

first,

the

figure

for industrial

use

is the highest, at 48% and 53% respectively, followed by agricultural

use

and domestic

use

in both regions. The

percentage

of agricultural

use

in North

America

is 39%,

while

that agricultural

use

in

Europe

is lower, at 32%.

However

, the

percentage

of domestic

use

in North

America

is 13%,

whereas

that of domestic

use

in

Europe

is higher, at 15%. In terms of the other four charts, the

percentage

of agricultural is the most used water. The

percentage

of agricultural

use

in South

America

, Africa and South East

Asia

is 71%, 84%, and 81% respectively,

while

that of in Central

Asia

is the highest among countries, at 88%.

However

, the

figure

for domestic

use

is 19% in

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South

America

, followed by 9% in Africa, and 7% in both Central

Asia

and South East

Asia

. The

percentage

of industrial

use

is the lowest except

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South East

Asia

, at 10% in South

America

, 7% in Africa and 5% in Central

Asia

respectively,

while

at 12% in South East

Asia

.