Freshwater use by aggregated region, 1901 to 2010

Global freshwater withdrawals for agricultural, industrial and domestic uses by aggregated regional groupings. OECD members are defined as countries whowere members in 2010 and their membership was carried back in time. BRICS countries are Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa. ROW refers to theRest of the World, excluding OECD and BRICS countries.