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The graph illustrates the average amount of carbon dioxide in metric

tonnes

for each individual in four European countries over a forty-year period. Overall, the UK and Sweden, which

initially

showed a high C02 output, saw a decline in emissions toward the end of the period. In comparison, Italy and Portugal, which started with relatively low emissions, saw considerable increases by the end of the period. In 1967, the highest proportion of carbon emissions was registered in the UK at around 11 metric

tonnes

per capita,

however

,

this

figure declined steadily ending at approximately 9 metric

tonnes

for each individual by 2007. Sweden's output started at just over 8 metric

tonnes

, rising to a peak of slightly more than 10

tonnes

in 1977, it

then

indicated a sharp decline to approximately half of that by 2007.

Conversely

, Portugal in 1967 had the lowest level at just over 1 metric tonne per person. Over the

next

four

decades

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this

increased sharply, ending at over 5 metric

tonnes

. Italy demonstrated a similar pattern, beginning at a little over 4 metric

tonnes

and ending at nearly 8

tonnes

of carbon dioxide for each person by 2007.