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

The line graph shows the consumption of

fish

and

meat

in an unknown European country in

grams

per

week

per capita. The data was recorded every five years from 1979 till 2004

Overall

, there is a progressive downward trend in three types of

meat

, with

chicken

being the only

meat

with an upward trend in consumption throughout the period. Focusing on descending figures,

fish

demonstrated a gradual decrease from just above 50

grams

per

week

to 40

grams

;

however

,

fish

was the most unpopular option at the beginning and remained placing the bottom. Next, starting from 150

grams

per

week

, lamb suffered a rapid decrease finishing with the starting amount of

fish

. Beef, in fact, experienced a dive at the beginning, but recovered to the mark of 240

grams

per

week

,

then

in 1989, the sharpest decline happened, and continued until the rate of 100

grams

per

week

. Turning to the ascending one, the

chicken

fluctuated slightly during the whole time.

Moreover

, by 1994, it had already doubled in size, reaching 220

grams

per

week

. From 1994 to 1999 no significant changes were shown,

whereas

by 2004, the trend of

chicken

started to moderately grow.

Finally

, in 2004

chicken

ended as the most popular type of

meat

among the other three options.