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The ratio of water consumption by sectors of economic activity to total water consumption (in %) by continents.
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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

Water consumption for:

1 – agricultural

2 – industry

3 – domestic use

4 – reservoirs

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