The pie charts show the distribution of water consumption in a country in 1998 and 2008. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and making comparisons where relevant.

Sample Response 1

The provided pie charts illustrate the changes in residential water consumption for various purposes during the years 1988 and 2008.

Overall, household water consumption witnessed a decline for most purposes, except in the bathroom and kitchen where usage increased. Washing was the primary purpose of water consumption in 1988, but by 2008, kitchen usage surpassed it.

In 1988, the highest proportion of household water usage was for washing, accounting for 25%. However, this percentage slightly decreased to 22% in 2008. Toilet usage was lower than washing, constituting 18% in 1988 and experiencing a 4% decline by 2008. Garden water consumption significantly dropped from 20% in 1988 to 7% in 2008.

In 1988, just over a fifth of the water was used in the bathroom, and by 2008, this increased moderately to 28%. The lowest water usage in 1988 was in the kitchen at 15%, which nearly doubled by 2008, becoming the highest water-consuming category in the same period.

 

Sample Response 2

The provided pie charts illustrate the distribution of water usage for residents across five different purposes in the years 1998 and 2008. Overall, it is evident that maximum water usage was attributed to bathroom and washing activities, while kitchen, initially the least water-consuming category, became the highest over the two decades.

In the first pie chart for 1998, washing accounted for the highest proportion at 25%, sharing the highest percentage among the categories. Following this, bathroom usage constituted 22% of the total water consumption. Gardening accounted for one-fifth of the total water, while kitchen and toilets represented 15% and 18%, respectively.

Analyzing the 2008 pie chart, there was a notable shift over the 20-year period. The proportion of water consumption in the kitchen doubled to approximately 29%, surpassing the bathroom, which remained almost the same at 28%. The percentage of water used for washing and toilets decreased by approximately 3%. The most significant reduction occurred in garden water usage, which decreased to around one-third compared to the percentage in 1998.

 

Sample Response 3

The given pie charts depict how residents utilized water for various purposes in 1998 and 2008.

The pie charts reveal that the food industry was the largest consumer of water, and there was a notable increase in water consumption by the service industry from 1997 to 2007.

In 2007, the food industry experienced a slight decline of 7%, while the building industry, which had accounted for 5% of total water consumption in 1997, reduced its water usage to 2% in 2007. Simultaneously, water consumption in the manufacturing sector dropped significantly to 11%.

Conversely, the service industry and household sectors saw a substantial expansion in water usage in 2007. The service industry increased its water consumption from 13% to 25%. Additionally, water consumption for household activities moderately rose from 19% in 1997 to 21% in 2007.

Sample Response 4

The given pie charts display how much energy had been utilized across seven diverse sectors in Eastern Australia between 2007 and 2010. In a nutshell, there was no notable change in energy consumption within housing, transport, mining, agriculture, and commercial. However, manufacturing, aluminum, and other metals exhibited fluctuation during this timeframe.

To be more specific, it is evident from the graphs that household and commercial accounted for 28% and 23% of electricity consumption, respectively, indicating the highest amount of energy usage in all sectors. Transport and agriculture were responsible for 2 percent of energy consumption, collectively, showcasing the lowest amount on energy use in 2007 and 2010.

In contrast, electricity consumption in manufacturing witnessed a slight decrease, dropping from 13 percent in 2007 to 9 percent in 2010. Similarly, aluminum electricity consumption experienced fluctuation from 13 percent in 2010 to 11% in 2010. Notably, there was an increase in other metal electricity consumption in this time period, rising by half from 12% to 18%.