The chart below shows the percentage of water used for different purposes in six areas of the world.

These six pie charts depict the proportion of aqua used for industrial, agricultural and domestic reasons on five continents, whereby

Asia

is

further

segregated into central and southern regions. Immediately, it is recognizable that

overall

, the greatest demand for

water

was for agronomic applications,

whereas

the lowest need was in the domestic sector. Observing the pies in more detail, as can be witnessed clearly from the information provided in the illustration, that Africa

as well as

central and Southeast

Asia

used

water

mostly for farming at over 80 % of the total.

In addition

, the use of

water

for industry and households was similar between Africa and Central

Asia

,

however

, South East

Asia

utilised distinctly more aqua for manufacturing applications at 12%.

Conversely

, the request for

water

in North America and Europe was approximately for industrial utilisation at around half of the total. Both continents were alike in their agricultural and domestic consumption with about one-third for the former, and 15 % for the latter. South America,

on the other hand

, was slightly unique when compared to the other five regions, about three-quarters of

water

was used for farming and nearly a fifth for domestic. In Summary, it is evident that the primary use of

water

was globally for cultivation, followed by industry and least of all for the household; as well the demand for

water

in each of these sectors varies significantly.