You should spend about 20 minutes on this task. 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. Write at least 150 words.

You should spend about 20 minutes on this task.

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.

Write at least 150 words.
This
line graph illustrates, for four different countries, how much CO2 was emitted per person from 1967 to 2007.
Overall
, the average CO2
emissions
of individuals in the
UK
and Sweden decreased gradually throughout the whole time frame,
while
those in Italy and Portugal rose significantly. Focusing on the
UK
and Sweden, both countries depicted a decline over the period.
Although
the CO2
emissions
per person In the
UK
,
it
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remained at higher figures, ranging from 11 metric
tonnes
in 1967 to roughly 9 in 2007.
On the other hand
, average
emissions
in Sweden fluctuated for the first two decades, reaching a peak of over 10 metric
tonnes
in 1977. Over the next two decades, it followed a similar pattern as the
UK
and recorded around 5 metric
tonnes
in the final year. Turning to Italy and Portugal, their average CO2
emissions
per person depicted an upward trend between 1967 and 2007. Italy's CO2
emissions
nearly doubled, starting at approximately 4 metric
tonnes
and ending at around 8 metric
tonnes
. Portugal's CO2
emissions
in the final year,
however
, were four times more than the figure at the beginning of the year, from 1.5 to 5.5 metric
tonnes
.
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