The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meats in a European country between 1979 and 2004. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph given compares the amount of fish and various types of meats including beef, lamb, and

chicken

, which were consumed in a European nation from 1979 to 2004. From an

overall

perspective, it is evident that

while

the consumption of

chicken

showed an upward trend over the period supplied, a reverse pattern could be observed in the figures for the remaining types of foods. In 1979, the amount of beef which was consumed was the highest, at around 220

grams

. The figures for lamb and

chicken

were lower, at approximately 140

grams

and exactly 150

grams

, respectively.

However

, fish accounted for the lowest, at only about 60

grams

. In the period between 1979 and 2004, there was a fluctuating increase in the consumption of

chicken

to somewhere in the vicinity of 250

grams

. After reaching a peak of around 240

grams

in 1984, the data on beef fell dramatically to a low of 100

grams

in 2004. The country

also

witnessed a steady decrease in the figure for fish to roughly 50

grams

at the end

of the period shown, and

this

number was lower than that for lamb, at around 60

grams

.