The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Write at least 150 words.

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person

in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and

make comparisons where relevant.

Write at least 150 words.
The line chart illustrates the average amount of
carbon
dioxide
released by a person ( in metric
tonnes
) in 4 different European countries over the 40-year
peiod
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period
of
time
. The X-axis shows the
time
period from 1967 to 2007
while
the Y-axis gives data on the quantity of
carbon
dioxide
emitted. In the United Kingdom, the CO2 emission decreased gradually over the
time
period
whereas
in Portugal and Italy,
a
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significant growth can be observed up until the year 1997 and after that emissions remained almost at the same level in the following 10 years. In
sweden
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Sweden
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,
Carbon
dioxide
release showed an upward trend from 1967 to 1977 when it peaked,
then
it declined continuously over the next 30 years.
However
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out of all 4 countries, the UK was the largest CO2 emitter during the given
time
range which was closer to 11 metric
tonnes
while
the
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Portugal was the least contributor which was about 1 metric
tonnes
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tonne
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in 1967. In 2007, both Sweden and Portugal emitted an equal amount of
Carbon
dioxide
which was around 5.5 metric
tonnes
.
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