The pie chart and table below show how water was used worldwide and in four selected countries in 2000.

The pie chart illustrates the distribution of water consumption on a global scale in 2000, while the accompanying table provides a breakdown of water usage in four specific countries: China, India, New Zealand, and Canada.

Overall, it is evident that agriculture was the dominant 1useuser of water worldwide. However, the table reveals significant variations between the selected countries. While agriculture was the primary consumer in India and China, Canada and New Zealand showed markedly different patterns, with Canada relying heavily on industry and New Zealand on domestic use.

Globally, the agricultural sector accounted for the vast majority of water use at 70%. Industry was the second-largest consumer at 22%, while domestic use represented the smallest share at 8%.

2In terms of individual countries, India had the highest proportion of water used for agriculture at 92%, 3followed by China at 69%followed closely by China at 69%, which 4closely matched the global figurealigns with the global average. In stark contrast, Canada used only 8% of its water for farming; instead, an overwhelming 80% was dedicated to industrial purposes. 5New Zealand displayed a unique profile, where 6domestic consumption was the largest sharedomestic water use was the highest sector at 46%, closely followed by agriculture at 44%, leaving only 10% for industry. Regarding domestic consumption, New Zealand's figure was significantly higher than the 7other three nationsother nations, whereas India 8recorded the lowest at just 5%, compared with China's 9%recorded the lowest at just 5%.