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The table below shows the amount of waste production (in million tonnes) in six different countries over twenty years. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below shows the amount of waste production (in million tonnes) in six different countries over twenty years. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
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The presented table describes data about the amount of waste production in six different countries, including Ireland, Japan, Korea, Poland, Portugal, and
US
Correct article usage
the US

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. The data was observed from 1980 to 2000.
Overall
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, it is evident that the US had the biggest amount of waste being produced
in
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from

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 1980 to 2000.
In contrast
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, the least amount was observed in Ireland over the same period of time. Upon detailed observation,
US
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the US

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 has the biggest contribution of waste compared to the other five countries, reaching almost 80% of the total sample. The number increased gradually from 131 in 1980 to 192 million tonnes in 2000.
On the other hand
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, there was an interesting trend observed in Korea. There was no sack found in Korea in 1980. It only started to be found in 1980 with only 31 million tonnes and
then
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 decreased to 19 million tonnes in the next ten years.

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Vocabulary: The word "amount" was used 3 times.
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Vocabulary: The word "data" was used 2 times.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • trend
  • increase
  • decrease
  • fluctuate
  • sharp rise
  • decline
  • stable
  • notable
  • peak
  • dip
  • consistent
  • variation
  • contrast
  • comparison
  • aggregate
  • metric
  • figure
  • volume
  • statistics
  • data points
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