The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004

The given line graph explains the comparison in the choices of consumption of

chicken

, beef,

lamb

and fish in a European nation over a 25-year period (from 1979 to 2004). In 1979,

chicken

was the most popular food chosen by European consumers.

Furthermore

, they used to eat around 220 grams per individual per week, At the same time,

lamb

was the second preference with almost 140g

however

fish was the least popular of the 4 foods with almost 60g per week per person. In 1982, the figures for

chicken

fell sharply

although

beef utilization had a slight increase with around 170g.

Moreover

,

Lamb

presented a significant plummet in purchasing from 150

g

in 1979 to 110g. Surprisingly, during the 25-year period, the

lamb

figure remained stable.

Nevertheless

,

chicken

and

lamb

consumption gradually increased and decreased respectively from 1984 to 2004. The popularity of

chicken

reached a peak in 2004 at around 250g per person per week

whereas

that of

lamb

hit a trough in 2000 of 60g maintaining

this

figure until 2004.

Finally

, the preference for beef fell dramatically from 1986 to 1988 and maintained a gradual fall from 1989 to 2004 hitting a bottomed out of 20g of consumption per person weekly.