The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (Co2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
"The chart illustrates how much greenhouse gas was discharged per individual across 4 specific nations during a period of 4 decades from 1967, measured in metric
tonnes
. Overall
, the amount of CO2 in the UK
and Sweden
dropped slightly, whereas
those in the rest encountered moderate rises. It is also
reported that the vast majority of the greenhouse footprint was released by UK
residents.
Looking first at the amount of CO2 in the UK
and Sweden
, the former commenced the period at just shy of 11 metric tonnes
, which was 2 metric tonnes
more than the corresponding figure for the latter, at around 9 metric tonnes
. Thereafter
, there was a fair decline of 2 metric tonnes
in the UK
's CO2 emissions, ending at approximately 9 metric tonnes
in 2007. Similar changes, but to a greater extent, can be observed in Sweden
's data, decreasing to just north of 5 metric tonnes
at the end
, despite reaching a peak of above 10 metric tonnes
in 1977.
Turning to the remaining nations, over 4 metric tonnes
of CO2 was discharged by Italy citizens, with a marked rise to nearly 8 metric tonnes
after 3 decades, and a final plateau towards the end. The amount of CO2 in Portugal showed a dramatic elevation from almost 1 metric tonne to about 5 metric tonnes
during this
period, reaching parity with 2007 's Sweden
figure.
"Submitted by nttung.182 on
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