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.

The line graph below compares the amount of average

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emissions caused by every person from four different countries over the forty-year period.

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, the total trend of

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emissions released by Portugal and Italy was upward,

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the trend of numbers of the other countries was downward. despite the steady reduction, the UK contributed by far the most

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over the period shown.

it is clear that

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in 1967, the number of the four nations varies very much ranging from a low of 1 metric ton in Portugal to a high of about 11 metric tonnes in the UK, with Sweden (approximately 9) and Italy(slightly more than 4) in between. Between 1967 and 2007, there was a gradual drop in the UK to about 9 metric tonnes

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.

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, despite a rise to more than 11 in 1977,

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produced by people in Sweden declined steadily to less than 6.

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, Italy and Portugal have a completely reversed pattern. these two countries both saw constant growth throughout the four decades.

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, Portugal reached the same level as Sweden,

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Italy soared up to very close to 8 metric tonnes.