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

The line graph compares the average amount of carbon dioxide produced by each person in four different countries ( the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal) over a period of 40 years. It is noticeable that the residents from the UK created the highest amount of toxic gases each year,

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Italy and Portugal saw a discernable increase in the emission of CO2. In 1967, the citizens of the UK generated by far the most proportion of carbon dioxide, with almost 11 tonnes. Swedish people were the second most CO2 producers with around 8,900 tonnes. Just a decade later, Sweden was near to

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UK counterparts. During the period shown, Italy and Portugal illustrated the same figure, with 1.600 and 4.200 tonnes in the previous years. After 1987, Italian people were producing more CO2 than Swedish individuals.

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, in 2007, Portugal overtook Sweden as

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third primary manufacturer of

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poisonous gases.