The chart illustrates how much fruit was produced in four nations, namely France, Spain, Germany and Turkey, between 1970 and 2010.
Overall, there were declines in the amounts of fruit produced in Spain and Germany, while rises were seen in the figures for Turkey and France. Additionally, Spain consistently produced by far the largest amount of fruit throughout.
Looking first at countries whose fruit production output decreased, just over 5.5 million tonnes of fruit was produced in Spain in 1970, with a rise to a peak of 6 million tonnes over the next 10 years. This figure then declined steadily in the next three decades, and by 2010 it had gone down to a little over 5 million tonnes. By contrast, Germany’s fruit production saw a steady decrease between 1970 and 1990, falling from 2.5 million tonnes to 1.5 million tonnes. It then remained unchanged in the next 10 years before decreasing slightly in the 10 years leading to 2010.
Turning next to countries with rises, there was a steady increase in Turkey, whose fruit production rose from 2 million tonnes to 3.5 million tonnes over the period shown. Meanwhile, France produced the least fruit in 1970, at about 1.2 million tonnes, after which this country increased its fruit production, ending up at 2.8 million tonnes in 2010, after fluctuating slightly around the 2 million tonnes mark between 1980 and 2000.