The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line chart illustrates the variation in carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions
per capita in four European countries from 1967 to 2007.
Overall
,
it is clear that
the United Kingdom and Sweden witnessed a decline in
emissions
,
whereas
Italy and Portugal exhibited a consistent upward trend.
To begin
with, the UK experienced a reduction in
emissions
from approximately 11 to 9 metric
tonnes
, despite maintaining the highest
emissions
levels throughout the 40-year period.
Subsequently
, Sweden
initially
saw an increase in CO2
emissions
from around 9 to slightly above 11 metric
tonnes
over a decade before experiencing a significant decrease to about 5 metric
tonnes
in 2007.
Conversely
, Italy and Portugal displayed a significant rise in
emissions
during the initial years of the period under review. In 1967, Italy's
emissions
per capita stood at around 4 metric
tonnes
, escalating to over 8 by the end of the period.
In contrast
, Portugal, which started with the lowest
emissions
at under 2 metric
tonnes
, still recorded relatively low
emissions
levels below 6 metric
tonnes
.
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