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Table 10. The ratio of water consumption by sectors of economic activity to total water consumption (in %) by continents
 
Continent
1950
1995
2025
 
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Europe
67.7
12.6
15.6
4.0
71.4
5.6
15.3
7.6
66.8
4.3
22.3
6.7
N.America
83.5
4.7
3.6
8.0
75.1
5.0
7.2
12.8
72.4
6.0
7.5
14.2
Africa
97.9
1.6
0.5
0.0
63.8
1.5
0.8
33.8
60.5
3.4
1.3
35.0
Asia
98.0
0.7
1.1
0.0
91.0
1.5
2.3
5.1
88.4
1.8
4.1
5.7
S.America
95.0
2.5
1.9
0.6
76.4
4.0
3.2
16.3
67.4
4.7
8.3
20.0
Australia&Oceania
81.3
2.0
9.9
6.7
69.1
2.2
3.1
25.7
64.1
2.1
6.4
27.8
World
94.0
2.2
2.5
1.4
84.5
2.4
4.0
9.1
81.5
2.7
6.1
9.7
Water consumption for:

1 – agricultural
2 – industry
3 – domestic use
4 – reservoirs