The graph below showsaverage carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kindom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisions where relevant.

The line graph illustrates changes in the average

carbon

dioxide emissions per capita in the United Kingdom,

Sweden

, Italy, and Portugal from 1967 to 2007. As can be seen from the graph, the UK and Portugal’s

carbon

footprint witnessed a rise towards the end of the period

whereas

those of Italy and

Sweden

declined. Interestingly, both

Sweden

and Portugal were equal by 2007.

To begin

with, the average Italian’s

carbon

footprint almost doubled throughout the time span, when it climbed steadily from around 4

tonnes

in 1967 to approximately 8

tonnes

in 2007. Meanwhile, despite emitting much lower greenhouse gas

initially

(around 1 tonne), the Portuguese underwent a drastic increase later on and ended up at almost 6

tonnes

at the end

of the timespan.

On the other hand

, the countries that experienced a decline in

carbon

emissions were

Sweden

and the United Kingdom. Surprisingly, their numbers are exceptionally high at the beginning at roughly 9 and 11

tonnes

respectively.

While

the UK people managed to lessen their

carbon

footprint continuously to just around where the Swedish was in 1967, the Swedish’s figure hit a high of 10

tonnes

around 1977 before decreasing and was equivalent to the number of the Portuguese in 2007.