The graph below shows the spending on research into renewable sources of energy in four countries between 1975 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart gives data about how much money was allocated for funding studies related to sustainable energy sources in Switzerland, Denmark, Spain and the UK from 1975 to 2000.

Overall

, what stands out from the line graph is there was an upward pattern of funds in those four countries over the period. Looking at the details, as regards the amount of money spent by Switzerland’s government experienced a substantial increase over 25 years from $0 to $5.

However

, the funds from Denmark considerably went up between 1975 and 1980,

then

remained stable for a decade. Having risen significantly from 1990 to 1995, the price slightly improved toward the end of the period at around $3.5. If we look at the expenditure of Spain and the UK, both lines indicated the same trend which jumped to $1 in 1980. Despite fluctuating for nearly fifteen years, both countries decreased their allocations to approximately $0.2 and 0$0.7 for the UK and Spain, respectively.