Freshwater withdrawal in agriculture, industry and domestic use

Freshwater withdrawal in agriculture, industry and domestic use (map/graphic/illustration)

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Freshwater withdrawal in agriculture, industry and domestic use. The agricultural sector is by far the biggest user of freshwater, primarily for irrigation of arable land. This graphic shows the relative percentages of water use by the agricultural, industrial and domestic sectors in the countries of the world in 2000.
Sources World Resources 2000-2001, People and Ecosystems: the Fraying Web of Life, World Resources Institute (WRI), Washington DC, 2000.
Link to web-site http://www.unep.org/dewa/assessments/ecosystems/water/vitalw ...
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Philippe Rekacewicz, UNEP/GRID-Arendal
Appears in Vital Water Graphics
Published 2002
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