The table below shows the amount of waste production (in millions of tonnes) in six different countries over a twenty-year period.

The given table compares the amount of waste which was produced in six different countries from 1980 to 2000.

Overall

,

it is clear that

there was a significant change throughout the period , five of six countries saw an increase and the US dominated in all years.

To begin

with, in 1980 the

figures

for Japan were 28

million

which is seven times bigger than Poland in

this

year.

Furthermore

,

this

year Ireland accounted for only 0.6

million

and Portugal for 2

million

,

whereas

figures

for the US were far higher 131

million

. No

figures

are given for Korea.

In addition

to

this

, in 1990 Japan and Korea accounted for almost the same 31 and 32

million

respectively.

However

, the

figures

for Poland were 5

million

and for Portugal 3

million

,

while

the US accounted for far bigger 151

million

.

By contrast

, in 2000

figures

for Ireland and Portugal were the same 5

million

,

while

this

year the US accounted for 192

million

which is roughly ten times bigger than Korea (19

million

).

Finally

, the

figures

for Japan and Poland were 53 and 6.6

million

respectively.