The graph below shows the amount of foods transported in the UK from 1974 to 2002.
The line graph illustrates the proportion of foods transported in the UK between 1974 and 2002.
Overall
, road and water witnessed the highest increase in transportation usage for food during the period, whilst pipelines and rail experienced the wildest fluctuation.
Road saw a significant increase of around 70 million
tonnes
in 1974 to nearly 100 million
tonnes
in 2002. water was in the second position and witnessed a dramatic increase of almost 40 million
tonnes
in 1978 to below 60 million
tonnes
in 1982 before decreasing steadily to almost 50 million
in 1998 then
increasing dramatically in 2002.
On the other hand
, rail saw the wildest fluctuation during the period. Rial decreased from approximately 40 to around 30 million
tonnes
in 1986 before increasing sharply to around 30 million
tonnes
in 1998 to above 40 million
tonnes
in 2002. The pipeline was the lowest way to transport food, although
increased dramatically from below 20 million
tonnes
in 1974 to above 20 million
in 1982 after that the pipeline rose slightly up to 1990 before decreasing to 20 million
tonnes
in 2002.Submitted by amotoh10 on
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