The table below shows the amount of waste production (in million tonnes) in six different countries over twenty years. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The given table illustrates a comparison of the amount of waste generated in six nations in 1980, 1990, and 2000, measured in millions of tonnes. From an

overall

perspective, it is evident that the US released the largest sum of industrial waste in all years provided.

In addition

to

this

, the figures for the US, Portugal, Poland, and Japan showed an upward trend over the indicated period. At the beginning of the period, the quantity of industrial rubbish produced in the US was the largest, at 131. The number in Japan was lower, at 28, compared to 4 and 2 in Poland and Portugal, respectively.

However

, Ireland accounted for the lowest total, at only 0.6 and

in contrast

, Korea presented no number at the same time. The period from 1980 to 2000 witnessed a rapid climb in the quantity of industrial rubbish produced in the US to 192 in 2000.

On the other hand

, there was a slight increase in the data on Poland and Portugal, reaching 6.6 and 5, respectively, in 2000, contrasted to 53 in Japan.

While

there is no total shown for waste production in Ireland in 1990, it produced 5 of rubbish in 2000, and

this

number was lower than in Korea, at 19.