The graph below shows average carbon dioxide 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 comparison where relevant.

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide 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 comparison where relevant.
The diagram illustrates the mean carbon dioxide released per head in 4 different nations from 1967 to 2007.
Overall
, it is immediately apparent that
Sweden
and the United
Kingdom
saw a decline whilst Italy and Portugal observed a rise.
To begin
with, the average amounts of gas emitted in the United
Kingdom
,
Sweden
, Italy and Portugal stood at just about 11, nearly 9, a little over 4 and just over 1 metric
tonnes
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respectively in the year 1967. Over the next 10 years, the United
Kingdom
observed a steady fall in
the
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emissions made just above 10 metric
tonnes
.
By contrast
, the remaining three countries noticed an increase in the released carbon dioxide with
Sweden
, Italy and Portugal each recording a little over 10, 6 and 2 metric
tonnes
respectively.
However
, in the next 30 years, both
Sweden
and the United
Kingdom
saw a reduction in their emissions reaching nearly 8 and almost 5 metric
tonnes
respectively by the end of the survey. Meanwhile, there was a continuous rise in the release made by each individual in the other 2 countries at just below 8 metric
tonnes
for Italy in 2007. And that of Portugal recording almost 5 times the original figure in 2007.
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