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| Domestic water usage per capita in Asia and the Pacific is nearly 49 cubic metres per year, which places the region ahead of Africa, at 31, but behind Latin America and the Caribbean, at 98. North America has the highest level of domestic water use per capita at 221, while Europe is a more efficient user of water, at 86 cubic metres per capita. |
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| The Asian and Pacific region is home to more than 60 per cent of the world's population and agricultural land. The region is also the largest consumer of water by far, with a withdrawal rate of 2,384 billion cubic metres per year, which is more than the consumption of rest of the world. |
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| The Asian and Pacific region uses the largest proportion of its water - nearly 79 per cent of its total withdrawal - for agriculture. This is followed by industrial use, at about 13 per cent, and domestic purposes, at 8 per cent. Of the 32 developing countries in Asia and the Pacific for which data are available, 29 withdraw more than 50 per cent of their water for agriculture. In 16 of these countries, more than 90 per cent of the water withdrawn is used in the agricultural sector. |
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