During fiscal year 2017, approximately 14.6 thousand gigaliters of water were consumed by all industries in Australia. The agriculture, forestry and fishing industry was responsible for the largest share of this consumption. The effective management of water supply and water consumption are important for Australia, a country which is the driest inhabited continent on earth.
Total consumption of water by industries across Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017
(in gigaliters)
Notes: Consumption for industry includes self-extracted use, distributed water use and reuse water, subtracted from in-stream water use and distributed water supplied to other users.
Australia's financial year runs from July 1 to June 30; for example, financial year 2017 starts on July 1, 2016 and ends on June 30, 2017.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (July 26, 2019). Total consumption of water by industries across Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in gigaliters) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 31, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033497/australia-water-consumption-volume-across-industries/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total consumption of water by industries across Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in gigaliters)." Chart. July 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033497/australia-water-consumption-volume-across-industries/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2019). Total consumption of water by industries across Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in gigaliters). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 31, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033497/australia-water-consumption-volume-across-industries/
Australian Bureau of Statistics. "Total Consumption of Water by Industries across Australia from Financial Year 2009 to 2017 (in Gigaliters)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033497/australia-water-consumption-volume-across-industries/
Australian Bureau of Statistics, Total consumption of water by industries across Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in gigaliters) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033497/australia-water-consumption-volume-across-industries/ (last visited December 31, 2024)
Total consumption of water by industries across Australia from financial year 2009 to 2017 (in gigaliters) [Graph], Australian Bureau of Statistics, July 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1033497/australia-water-consumption-volume-across-industries/
