The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

The line graph gives information about the average CO2

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per individual in four countries,namely the United Kingdom,

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, Italy, and Portugal, from 1967 to 2007.

It is clear that

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CO2

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increased in Italy and Portugal,

whereas

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they decreased in the United Kingdom and

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during the given period Looking at the information in more detail,in the United Kingdom,

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started at 11

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in 1967 and gradually declined to 9

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in 2007. As for

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,

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peaked at approximately 10.2

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in 1977,

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dropped to roughly 5.2

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in 2007. In terms of Italy and Portugal, both countries exhibited a similar trend from 1967 to 1997. The

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of the former country were 4.1

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in 1967, steadily increasing to almost 8

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in 1997, and remaining at that level until 2007. The

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of the latter country were 1 tonne in 1967,

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grew to 5.2

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in 1997, and slightly rose to 5.3

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in 2007. In the same year, the

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in Portugal were similar to those in

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