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

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respectively in the year 1967. Over the next 10 years, the United

Kingdom

observed a steady fall in

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emissions made just above 10 metric

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.

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

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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

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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

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for Italy in 2007. And that of Portugal recording almost 5 times the original figure in 2007.