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CO2 Emissions Line Graph Example

The graph illustrates CO2 emissions per person in the UK, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal from 1967 to 2007, showing an overall decline in the UK and Sweden while Italy and Portugal saw increases. The UK had the highest emissions initially at 10.8 metric tonnes, but dropped to 8.7 metric tonnes by 2007, while Portugal's emissions rose significantly to 5.5 metric tonnes. Italy's emissions increased to 7.8 metric tonnes and stabilized, making it the second highest by the end of the period.

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CO2 Emissions Line Graph Example

The graph illustrates CO2 emissions per person in the UK, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal from 1967 to 2007, showing an overall decline in the UK and Sweden while Italy and Portugal saw increases. The UK had the highest emissions initially at 10.8 metric tonnes, but dropped to 8.7 metric tonnes by 2007, while Portugal's emissions rose significantly to 5.5 metric tonnes. Italy's emissions increased to 7.8 metric tonnes and stabilized, making it the second highest by the end of the period.

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The graph below shows the average carbon dioxide (CO2) 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.
The line graph reveals information on the quantity of carbon dioxide (CO2)
released per capita in four chosen countries, the UK, Sweden, Italy and Portugal
over a 40-year period from 1967 to 2007. Units are measured in metric tonnes.
From an overall perspective, there was an upward trend in the figures for Italy and
Portugal, whereas the remaining figures for the UK and Sweden experienced a
substantial decline.

In the starting year, the average amount of CO2 emission in the UK appeared to be
by far the largest one, with approximately 10.8 metric tonnes, followed by that in
Sweden and Italy, which were found to be 8.7 metric tonnes and 4.2 metric tonnes,
respectively. In contrast, Portugal was recorded to have the lowest individual CO2
contributions, with barely 1.3 metric tonnes. Interestingly, despite experiencing a
consistent decrease throughout the entire period, the UK remained the leading
country in terms of carbon emissions. In fact, by 2007, the UK’s carbon discharge
had only dropped to about 8.7 metric tonnes. Conversely, the data for Portugal
increased dramatically across the years 1967 to 2007, with the amount of CO2
produced per person reaching 5.5 metric tonnes, an increase of more than 4 times,
becoming the third highest.

It is notable that Sweden’s per capita CO2 output was observed to grow moderately
in the initial 10 years, to more than 10 metric tonnes, yet later fell drastically in the
following 30 years, ending with similar CO2 emissions to Portugal by 2007. As for
the remaining country, Italy, its figure increased gradually, reaching around 7.8
metric tonnes, before stabilizing in the last 10 years to finish as the second highest
country in terms of CO2 emissions per person.

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