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Table 9. The ratio of water withdrawal by sectors of economic activity to total water withdrawal (in %) by continents
 
Continent
1950
1995
2025
 
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
1
2
3
4
Europe
32.2
25.4
41.2
1.5
37.4
14.7
44.8
3.2
37.2
14.0
45.8
3.1
N.America
53.5
7.9
36.0
2.9
43.5
10.7
41.5
4.4
41.4
12.3
41.3
4.8
Africa
90.5
7.0
2.6
0.0
63.0
8.1
4.4
24.7
53.1
18.0
6.0
22.8
Asia
93.4
2.4
4.2
0.0
80.0
6.9
9.9
3.2
72.0
9.5
15.2
3.3
S.America
82.4
9.5
7.9
0.4
58.6
17.2
15.4
8.7
44.2
22.7
23.8
9.2
Australia&Oceania
50.0
7.2
39.4
3.3
51.0
10.9
23.5
14.8
46.8
11.3
26.1
15.7
World
78.1
6.3
14.8
0.8
66.1
9.1
19.9
5.0
60.9
11.6
22.3
5.1
Water withdrawal for:

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