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

The given line graph illustrates the amount of

fish

and some different types of meat

consumption

(in

grams

per person per week) in a European nation from 1979 to 2004.

Overall

, it can be clearly seen that meat

consumption

changed over the given period

while

fish

consumption

was unchanged. There was a significant rise in

chicken

consumption

,

however

, the decrease occurred in

beef

and

lamb

consumption

. Looking at the information in more detail, around 220

grams

of

beef

was consumed by European people

while

they consumed just over 150

grams

of

lamb

, nearly 150

grams

of

chicken

, and about 60

grams

in 1979. In the next decade, the

consumption

of

beef

and

chicken

rose to around 230

grams

and 210

grams

respectively.

In contrast

,

lamb

consumption

fell to approximately 130

grams

, and there was almost no change in

fish

consumption

. In 2004,

chicken

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was the highest

consumption

in Europe at just over 250

grams

while

the

consumption

of

beef

and

lamb

dropped significantly to around 110

grams

and around 60

grams

respectively.

Lastly

,

fish

consumption

was stable at around 49

grams

.