Science stats: worldwide water: supply and demand

Science News, Dec 6, 2008

Science Stats | WORLDWIDE WATER: SUPPLY AND DEMAND

Water Resources

EUROPE           6%
NORTH AMERICA   15%
ASIA PACIFIC    18%
SOUTH ASIA       4%
EAST ASIA        7%
AFRICA           9%
MIDDLE EAST     11%
SOUTH AMERICA   30%

Water Use

EUROPE          10%
NORTH AMERICA   16%
ASIA PACIFIC    11%
SOUTH ASIA      24%
EAST ASIA       17%
AFRICA           5%
MIDDLE EAST     11%
SOUTH AMERICA    5%

SOURCE: THE ATLAS OF THE REAL WORLD: MAPPING THE WAY WE LIVE, THAMES
& HUDSON 2008

Note: Table made from pie chart.
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COPYRIGHT 2008 Gale, Cengage Learning

 

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