The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (C02) 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.

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per person in four countries between 1967 and 2007.

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, CO₂

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in both the UK and Sweden were the highest in 1967, but they continued to decline significantly over the period,

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Italy and Portugal recorded substantial increases.

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with, the UK had the highest CO₂

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in 1967, exceeding 10

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Sweden was just above 8

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. After ten years, Sweden experienced growth to over 10

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. By 1977, Sweden’s

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began to decrease steadily until they reached less than 6

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at the end

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of the period,

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the UK recorded a steady decline, reaching less than 10

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, Italy and Portugal had the lowest carbon

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surprisingly increased throughout the period. To illustrate, Portugal had less than 2

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Italy had only 4

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in 1967. By 1977, Italy exceeded 6

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, but its

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fluctuated until 1997,

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Portugal’s

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dramatically rose to 4

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. In the final year, Portugal grew steadily to around 6

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Italy remained relatively stable at 7

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