The Graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kindom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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of
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dioxide
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emissions per
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in five different countries from 1967 to 2007. Overall, while the UK had the highest average
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dioxide
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emission per
person
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over the period shown, average
carbon
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dioxide
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per
person
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in Portugal and Sweden had the lowest metric tons
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) even though they started to increase year by year. According to the data, average
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dioxide
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per
person
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for Portugal stood at about 3
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increased gradually and reached to 5
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2007. Another noticeable increase can be seen
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Italy. Average
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dioxide
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emission per
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increased from 5
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mg
to 7
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in 1967 and 2007, respectively. Looking at the countries who experienced
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decreases
in their
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in, their
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dioxide
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emissions per
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in more detail, it can be seen that Sweden stood at 7
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mt
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in 1967.
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kept increasing to 11
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1977.
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, it started
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to fall
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slightly to 7
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1987 and 1997, respectively.
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, Sweden had its lowest
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in 2007 at 5
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. Another country which experience
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decreases
decreased
in
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emission per
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was the United Kingdom. It stood at 11
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which
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was the highest average
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compared to other countries in 1967.
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number
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had a noticeable
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to 7
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a radioactive transuranic element
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in
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In
2007. Even though, the UK experience its lowest
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in average
carbon
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dioxide
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emissions per
person
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, its
number
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was still the highest compared to other countries in 2007.

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