Agriculture accounts for 70 percent of withdrawals of freshwater resources, and an estimated 41 percent of current global irrigation water use occurs at the expense of environmental flow requirements.
ˈæɡɹɪkˌʌltʃɚɹ ɐkˈaʊnts fɔːɹ sˈɛvənti pɚsˈɛnt ʌv wɪθdɹˈɔːlz ʌv fɹˈɛʃwɔːɾɚ ɹᵻsˈoːɹsᵻz, ænd ɐn ˈɛstᵻmˌeɪɾᵻd fˈoːɹɾi wˈʌn pɚsˈɛnt ʌv kˈɜːɹənt ɡlˈoʊbəl ˌɪɹɪɡˈeɪʃən wˈɔːɾɚ jˈuːs əkˈɜːz æt ðɪ ɛkspˈɛns ʌv ɛnvˌaɪɹənmˈɛntəl flˈoʊ ɹᵻkwˈaɪɚmənts.