The line graph compares the average amount of carbon dioxide emitted per person in the United Kingdom,
Sweden
, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007, measured in metric Use synonyms
tonnes
.
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Overall
, per-capita CO₂ Linking Words
emissions
declined in both the Use synonyms
UK
and Use synonyms
Sweden
, Use synonyms
whereas
Italy and Portugal experienced steady increases. Despite a gradual fall, the Linking Words
UK
remained the highest emitter throughout the period, Use synonyms
while
Portugal consistently recorded the lowest figures.
In 1967, the Linking Words
UK
produced the highest level of Use synonyms
emissions
at just under 11 Use synonyms
tonnes
per person, followed by Use synonyms
Sweden
at approximately 8.5 Use synonyms
tonnes
. Italy emitted around 4 Use synonyms
tonnes
, Use synonyms
whereas
Portugal recorded only about 1 tonne per person.
The Linking Words
UK
's Use synonyms
emissions
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then
declined gradually to just below 9 Linking Words
tonnes
by 2007. Use synonyms
Sweden
followed a different pattern, rising to a peak of just over 10 Use synonyms
tonnes
in 1977 before falling sharply to around 5.5 Use synonyms
tonnes
by the end of the period. Use synonyms
By contrast
, Italy's Linking Words
emissions
increased steadily from about 4 Use synonyms
tonnes
to nearly 8 Use synonyms
tonnes
, overtaking Use synonyms
Sweden
in the late 1990s. Portugal Use synonyms
also
experienced a continuous rise, climbing from just over 1 tonne to slightly above 5 Linking Words
tonnes
in 2007, Use synonyms
although
it remained the lowest-emitting country Linking Words
overall
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