The graph below shows the daily consumption of three spreads per person from 1981 to 2007 in a country. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. You should write at least 150 words.

The line graph illustrates average carbon (CO2)

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per person in various countries (The

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, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal) which were emitted over four decades from 1967 to 2007. Units are measured in metric

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, it is obvious that the CO2

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in the

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and Sweden decreased slowly over the period given,

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for Italy and Portugal , they rose slightly .The

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had the highest

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of CO2 over the period of 40 years. With regards to the amount of CO2

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in the

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, it started at around 11 metric

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and

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gradually declined to nearly 8 metric

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in the

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year.

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, in Sweden, it began at about 8 metric

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after which it touched the highest point in 1977 before falling dramatically to just under 6 metric

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in the final year. On the other hand, the

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of CO2 in Italy

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began at a little more than 4 metric

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and it

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increased significantly to less than 8 metric

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in 1997 and remained the same until 2007.

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, in Portugal, its C02

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started at less than 2 metric

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and continued to climb reaching the highest point of 5 metric

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at the end

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of the period.