The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy  and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
The line graph compares the average
emissions
of carbon dioxide per
person
in 4 European countries from 1967 to 2007.
Overall
,
it is clear that
the UK produced the most
emissions
per capita of the 4 nations over the period
although
the levels fell slightly. The amount of CO2 emitted per
person
dropped more markedly in Sweden
while
levels rose in Italy and Portugal. In 1967, the UK and Sweden had the highest
emissions
per
person
with around 11 metric
tonnes
and 9
tonnes
respectively. Portuguese people had a much lower output, with under 2
tonnes
and Italians about double
this
. Over the
next
decade, carbon dioxide
emissions
soared in Sweden to peak at just over 10
tonnes
per
person
before falling suddenly. By the end of the period, Swedes had reduced their levels to under 6
tonnes
while
in the UK, the figure had fallen less sharply to around 9
tonnes
.
In contrast
, there were significant increases in the CO2 emitted by Italians and Portuguese over the 40 years. Italy’s figure almost doubled, making it the
second
highest emitter by 2007
while
Portugal’s figure rose even more dramatically to about 5
tonnes
per
person
in the final year.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • carbon dioxide emissions
  • per person
  • United Kingdom
  • Sweden
  • Italy
  • Portugal
  • graph
  • compare
  • average
  • increase
  • decrease
  • trend
  • peak
  • decline
  • years
  • period
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