The given bar graph illustrates information concerning the number of passenger kilometers traveled by five distinct means of transportation including bicycle, motorbike, air, bus, and rail in the UK over a ten-year period from 1990 to 2000. Each unit was matured in billions
Overall, it is clear that the figure for bicycles and motorbikes decreased over the given time, while the others recorded the opposite trends, with the number of citizens traveling by rail seeing the most dramatic change. Additionally, the number of kilometers residents traveled on bicycles was the lowest.
Looking at the bar chart in more detail, we can see that the total kilometers traveled witnessed a significant rise of approximately 10 billion from 100 billion in 1990 to about 110 billion in 2000. In contrast, the number of kilometers citizens in the UK traveled by bicycle which was the lowest figure compared to the others exhibited a slight downward trend from nearly three billion to one billion over time. Similarly, there was a minimal fall in the passenger kilometers covered by motorbikes from about seven billion to five billion over the period.
However, the figure for air, bus, and rail witnessed an increase over time. The period from 1990 to 2000 experienced a slight climb in the quantity of passenger kilometters by air travel from around five billion to eight billion. Additionally, the figure for bus recorded at approximately 45 billion in 1990 before growing and reaching a peak at 50 million, which was the highest figure over time. There was an increase in the quantity of kilometers people in the UK traveled by rail between nearly 40 billion in 1990 and 50 billion in 2000