The graph below shows the amount of energy generated by wind in four countries in the period 1980 2000.

The bar chart presents the total wind energy produced by four nations from 1985 to 2000, measured in megawatts.

Overall

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, all countries saw an upward trend except for the United States, which experienced a slight decline. From 1985 to 1990, India remained the lowest producer at just 200 and

then

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400.

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, its output tripled over the following decade, standing at 1200 in 2000. A similar pattern was seen in Denmark, which rose from just over 200 in 1985 to marginally above 400 in 1990.

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value

then

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climbed sharply to 1200 in 1995 and rose

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to over 1600 in 2000, making it the highest level of production in that year.

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,

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the United States led in production during the first decade (1985-1995), its figure dropped modestly by around 100, ending at approximately 1500 in 2000. Germany,

on the other hand

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, recorded a gradual rise from 400 in the initial year to 850 in the final year.