The graph illustrates the average carbon dioxide
emissions
per person, measured in metric Use synonyms
tonnes
, in the Use synonyms
UK
, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
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Overall
, carbon dioxide Linking Words
emissions
declined significantly in the Use synonyms
UK
and Sweden, Use synonyms
while
they rose considerably in Italy and Portugal. Among the four countries, the Linking Words
UK
consistently had the highest Use synonyms
emissions
, Use synonyms
whereas
Portugal recorded the lowest figures but showed the fastest growth.
In the Linking Words
UK
, Use synonyms
emissions
stood at just over 10 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
in 1967 and remained stable until 1977. After that, they gradually decreased to about 9 metric Use synonyms
tonnes
by 2007. Use synonyms
Similarly
, Sweden started at around 9 Linking Words
tonnes
in 1967 and experienced a sharp rise to slightly above 10 Use synonyms
tonnes
by 1977. Use synonyms
However
, Linking Words
this
figure Linking Words
then
dropped dramatically to about 7 Linking Words
tonnes
in 1987, and continued to fall steadily, reaching just over 5 Use synonyms
tonnes
in 2007.
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In contrast
, Linking Words
emissions
in Italy increased consistently over the period. Beginning at about 4 Use synonyms
tonnes
in 1967, the figure rose to just above 6 Use synonyms
tonnes
by 1977, Use synonyms
then
continued to climb steadily until 1997, after which it levelled off at around 8 Linking Words
tonnes
. Portugal, Use synonyms
on the other hand
, recorded the lowest starting point, just under 2 Linking Words
tonnes
in 1967. Use synonyms
Emissions
rose slowly to almost 4 Use synonyms
tonnes
by 1987, followed by a more rapid increase, stabilising at approximately 5 Use synonyms
tonnes
between 1997 and 2007.Use synonyms