The line graph below shows changes in the amount of coffee exported from three countries between 2002 and 2012. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The line graph illustrates changes in the amount of

coffee

exported by

Brazil

,

Colombia

, and Costa Rica from 2002 to 2012.

Overall

, it can be seen that

Brazil

consistently had the highest

coffee

exports

throughout the period,

while

Colombia

and Costa Rica experienced fluctuations in their

export

quantities. Starting with

Brazil

, in 2002,

coffee

exports

stood at 12

million

kg

. Over the next two years, the

export

amount increased steadily, reaching 14

million

kg

in 2004 and 15

million

kg

in 2006. There was a significant jump in

exports

in 2008, with

Brazil

exporting 20

million

kg

of

coffee

.

Although

there was a slight decline in 2010, at 18

million

kg

,

Brazil

experienced the highest

coffee

export

quantity in 2012, reaching 25

million

kg

.

In contrast

,

Colombia

had lower

coffee

export

levels compared to

Brazil

but experienced some fluctuations. In 2002,

Colombia

exported 5

million

kg

of

coffee

, which gradually increased to 7

million

kg

in 2004 and

further

to 11

million

kg

in 2006.

However

, there was a significant drop in

coffee

exports

in 2008, with only 2

million

kg

being exported. Despite a slight recovery to 8

million

kg

in 2010,

coffee

exports

from

Colombia

reached their highest point in 2012 at 15

million

kg

.