The provided table illustrates millions of waste, which were manufactured by Ireland Japan, Korea, Poland, Portugal, and the US during 20-year period.
As an overall trend, it can be clearly seen that Ireland produced a small fraction of waste, whereas the US manufactured massive amounts.
Starting with the US, In 1990, it produced 131 millions of tones, which was the most significant amount. During the next 20 years, it reached 192 millions. In addition, it remained as the peak among the counties. It is equally important to mention a sudden skyrocket in Korea. In 1980, the waste production was minimized to zero. In the next 10 years, it skyrocketed to 32 millions of tones.
In comparison, the minority of waste was produced by Ireland. At the outset it accounted for 0.6. To go along with this, during the next 10 years Ireland decreased its production to zero. Suddenly, in 2000, the waste production was amounted for 5 millions.
