Band 8.0 — Pie Chart: Water Use by Sector

The pie chart illustrates how water is distributed among four sectors in a particular country.

Overall, agriculture consumes the overwhelming majority of the nation's water, drawing on more than the other three sectors combined, whereas domestic use, despite its prominence in daily life, represents only a modest share.

Farming clearly dominates the picture, accounting for 58% of all water consumed, which is well over half the total and roughly two and a half times the industrial figure. Industry ranks as the second-largest user at 23%, meaning that productive activities of one kind or another absorb just over four-fifths of the country's water between them.

The remaining fifth is shared between homes and minor purposes. Households make up 14% of consumption, a surprisingly small fraction given that public debate about saving water tends to focus on domestic habits, while the final 5% is attributed to miscellaneous uses. The figures therefore suggest that meaningful savings depend far more on agricultural efficiency than on shorter showers.