Essay topics: 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.

The line graph compares the release of the standard amount of carbon dioxide within four different countries over the four decades from 1967 to 2007. The measuring unit is metric tonnes. Overall, the United Kingdom and Sweden show downward trend while the Italy and Portugal has an upward trend.
Furthermore
, the emissions of carbon dioxide in the United Kingdom were the highest, whereas in the case of Portugal it was the lowest. United Kingdom started from approximately 11 tonnes
then
it is declined gradually till the end of the period and ends up around nine tonnes.
However
, Sweden increased rapidly and reached at its peak in 1977, with nearly 11 metric tonnes.
Then
, it went down sharply. After 1987, it declined steadily, and ends up at just over four.
On the other hand
, Portugal increased moderately, and it has shown a twofold increase at the end of the period, and ended up at just less than six. Discharge of carbon dioxide in Italy increased considerably, and at just over six in 1977.
Then
, it increased gently and leveled off at the
last
decade with close to eight metric tonnes.
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