Unraveling the Water Crisis

There is a substantial difference between water consumption patterns in the developed and the developing world.
In countries with low to average GDP like Iran, industry accounts for 2% of total water use, while agriculture devours 90%. In the developed world industries and the agro sector account for 59% and 30% of water consumption, respectively.
According to Ali Seyedzadeh, head of the public relations office at the National Water and Wastewater Engineering Company of Iran (Abfa), although a developing country, Iran does not reflect these numbers. Agriculture gobbles up 90% of the water while industries use a meager 2%, IRNA reported.
Regarding household use he said of the total 100 billion cubic meters of total annual water demand in Iran 8% is consumed in homes. In the developed world it is 11%.