Band 6+: The bar chart below gives information about average annual seafood consumption in Asian countries between 2002 and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The chart illustrates the average annual seafood consumption in Asian countries, specifically Japan, Cambodia, Philippines, Vietnam, Myanmar, and China spanning the years 2002 to 2010.

In general, the consumption of seafood in the listed Asian countries have increased throughout the given period, with Myanmar having the most significant growth. However, there were some countries which also experienced a notable decline like Japan.

In 2002, the annual sales of seafood in Myanmar only averaged to 20kgs, similar with Vietnam. Eventually, this approximately increased to 35kgs in 2006 and reached its peaked to 50kgs in 2010. Meanwhile, other countries like Vietnam and Philippines also showed an observable rise with both countries reaching an average of 30kgs in 2010.

While Japan showed the highest yearly consumption of seafood as compared with all the other given countries, it also presents that it has declined from the succeeding years. With consuming almost 70% of seafood back in 2002, Japan fluctuated with only 55kgs in 2010.