2003年六国用水情况

It is clear from the table that most countries used the largest share of water in the agricultural sector and the smallest – in industrial.

It is clear from the table that most countries used the largest share of water in the agricultural sector and the smallest – in industrial.

To begin, the United Kingdom and China had almost identical water usage profiles and their ratios of agricultural water usage were around 90%, while their domestic and industrial water usage ranged between 5 and 7%.

India had slightly different figures, with a lower value for agriculture at 82% and higher figures for domestic and industrial usage at 10 and 8%, respectively.

Canada and Australia had a similar domestic water usage, at 63 and 65%, respectively; however the industry in Canada was a major water consumer at 32%, compared to just 2% in Australia.

The Canadian agriculture consumed an insignificant 5% of water, unlike Australia, whose agriculture used 33% of water.

Lastly, Japan use the largest share of its water in agriculture (66%), and the rest was shared between domestic and industrial use, in similar proportions of 19% and 15%, respectively.