The table illustrates the total proportion of interests in sports by collecting data in a European country, which occurred in 1999, 2004, and 2009.
Overall, football was the most popular sport throughout the period, although its popularity gradually declined. In contrast, tennis, golf, and yoga became more popular throughout the given period, while basketball experienced a slight decline.
In 1999, football had the highest proportion compared with other sports, at 57%. Other huge proportion was swimming’s with 32%, and basketball gave slightly high compared to other sports, with 26%. In contrast, tennis, golf, and yoga were lower compared with basketball, at 25%, 8%, and 10%. Volleyball was 17%.
In 2004, interest in football fell to 52%, whereas swimming rose slightly to 34%. Tennis also surged significantly from 25% to 30%, and volleyball also increased to 20%. However, interests in basketball declined noticeably to 25%. Golf saw a slight raise from 8% to 13%; but, interest in yoga stayed unchanged at10%.
By 2009, football accounted for the largest share of sport interests, at 48%, and tennis raised slightly from 30% to 33%, whereas interest in swimming plateaued at 34%. While yoga and golf increased marginally to 13% and 17% respectively. Whereas, interests in basketball and volleyball also declined marginally to 24% and 18%.