The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004.

The diagram shows how many different kinds of meat and fish were consumed in a country in Europe from 1979 to 2004.

Overall

,

although

beef was the most popular type of meat at

first,

it was replaced by chicken towards the end of the survey.

In contrast

, fish remained the least significant throughout the period. In the first year, beef was the most popular with a consumption of about 225 grams per person per week.

Then

,

this

figure experienced a sudden plunge of 50 before surging to about 230 in 1984.

Following

this

, there were some fluctuations until 1989, after which it decreased dramatically to around half as high as its original level in 2004. The figure for lamb was

initially

almost as high as that for chicken (around 150 grams per person per week).

However

,

while

the former declined gradually and significantly as it reached approximately 60 in the

last

year, the latter saw considerable growth and outstripped beef consumption in 1989, peaking at 250 in 2004. Fish consumption was originally approximately 60 and experienced a small fall of about 10 over the period