The line graph provides information about the average carbon dioxide (CO2) emission per person in four different countries in the interval from 1967 to 2007.
Overall
, whilst the four countries exhibited different trends over the given period, two followed an upward trajectory, Linking Words
whereas
the other two showed a decline. Linking Words
However
, the rates of increase and decrease varied significantly between them.
As the graph illustrates, the carbon dioxide Linking Words
emissions
in the UK started Use synonyms
initially
as the highest Linking Words
country
at around 11 Change preposition
in the country
tonnes
and dropped gradually to nearly 7 Use synonyms
tonnes
in 2007. Sweden's emission considered Use synonyms
as
the second most emitted country began at almost 7 metric tons, Change preposition
apply
then
it witnessed a remarkable increase to roughly 10.5 Linking Words
tonnes
in a decade. Use synonyms
Thereafter
, the Linking Words
emissions
went down dramatically to approximately 5 Use synonyms
tonnes
by the end of the period.
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On the other hand
, the Linking Words
emissions
of Italy commenced at almost 4.25 Use synonyms
tonnes
and climbed steadily to around 6 Use synonyms
tonnes
by 1977. From 1977 to 1997, the rate of emission followed another incremental increase pattern and surpassed Sweden once; later, it stood at nearly 7 Use synonyms
tonnes
. Use synonyms
While
Portugal represents the most environmentally friendly country, the level of Linking Words
emissions
started at roughly 1 tonne and incrementally rose to almost 5 Use synonyms
tonnes
by 2007.Use synonyms