The diagram shows how much different kinds of meat and fish was consumed in a country in Europe from 1979 to 2004.
In the first year, beef was the most popular with a consumption of about 225 grams per person per week. Then, this figure experienced a sudden plunge of 50 before surging to about 230 in 1984. Following this, there were some fluctuations until 1989, after which it decreased dramatically to around half as high as its original level in 2004.
The figure for lamb was initially almost as high as that for chicken (around 150 grams per person per week). However, while the former declined gradually and significantly as it reached approximately 60 in the last year, the latter saw a considerable growth and outstripped beef consumption in 1989, peaking at 250 in 2004.
Fish consumption was originally approximately 60 and experienced a small fall of about 10 over the period.
Overall, although beef was the most popular type of meat at first, it was replaced by chicken towards the end of the survey. In contrast, fish remained the least significant throughout the period.