The graphs compare the amount of water used for agriculture, industry,

and home around the world as well as water use in Brazil and the
Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is clear that global water demand
has increased significantly between 1900 and 2000, and agriculture
accounts for the largest share of water use. We can also see that water
consumption in Brazil is significantly higher than in Congo.

In 1900, about 500km³ of water was used by agriculture worldwide. The

figures for industrial and domestic water consumption are only about one-
fifth of that figure. By 2000, global agricultural water use had increased to
about 3000km³, industrial water use had increased to just under half that
amount, and domestic consumption had reached about 500km³.

In 2000, the populations of Brazil and Congo were 176 million and 5.2
million, respectively. The water consumption per person in Brazil, at
359m³, is much higher than in the Congo, which is only 8 million³, and
this can be explained by the fact that Brazil has 265 times more irrigated
land.