The graph below shows average carbon dioxide 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 chart provides data on the average extent of carbon dioxide discharged by humans in the United Kingdom,
Sweden
, Italy and Portugal from 1967 to 2007.
Overall
, in the United Kingdom and Sweden
, the total of carbon dioxide released was reduced over the period whereas
in Italy and ,Portugal it witnessed an upward trend.
Starting with roughly 11 metric tonnes
of emissions in 1967, the United Kingdom fell to approximately 9 in 2007. However
, it still stood at the top of the rate. Although
Sweden
saw a significant surge in 1977, from around 9 to more than 10 metric tonnes
, it later decreased dramatically in 1987 and progressively drop to almost 6 metric tonnes
in 2007.
From more than 4 metric tonnes
in 1967, Italy reached about 6 metric tonnes
in 1977 and remained unchanged from 1997 to 2007 with nearly 8 metric tonnes
. There was a gradual rise from 1967 to 1987 in Portugal, which witnessed a remarkable growth in the rate of carbon dioxide released in 1997 with more than 5 metric tonnes
per person and ended up with the same amount as Sweden
in 2007.Submitted by trabagia2006 on
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