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