The two pie charts illustrate the proportions of volunteers involved in five types of organizations in 2008 and 2014.
Overall, it is evident that the distribution of volunteers changed noticeably over the period. While environmental and educational organizations attracted a greater share of volunteers by 2014, participation in art and sport groups declined considerably.
In 2008, educational organizations accounted for the largest proportion of volunteers at 24%, followed closely by 21% in the environmental sector. By 2014, the environmental category experienced a substantial increase, rising to 29%, which made it the leading field for voluntary work. Education also grew slightly, reaching 25%, while health-care volunteering rose from 15% to 17%, indicating moderate but steady expansion.
In contrast, the proportions of volunteers in the art and sport sectors fell markedly. Art-related volunteering dropped from 18% to 12%, representing the most significant decline among all categories. Similarly, sport saw its share halved, falling from 15% to 8% over the same period. The “others” category showed only minimal change, moving from 7% in 2008 to 9% in 2014.
In summary, the data demonstrate a clear shift towards environmental and educational volunteering, while creative and sports organizations became less popular among volunteers.