The bar chart illustrates the number of cars per 1000 residents in five unspecified European countries, in comparison with European average in 2005, 2009 and 2015.
Overall, country 2 and country 5 saw their figure increasing by varying degrees throughout the period, contrasting with country 3, which experienced a marked fall, and country 1 and country 4 had an overall no change. Similarly, the average number of cars in Europe also experienced an upward trend over the period. It is also noteworthy that country 5 had the highest value recorded for this category, whereas the reverse was true for country 1.
In detail, the average number of cars in Europe rose significantly from approximately 700 in 2005 to nearly 800 in 2015, which was higher than most countries, excepting country 5. A sharp growth was witnessed in the number of cars per 1000 people, increasing from approximately 900 in 2005 to nearly 1000 at the end of the period, the highest recorded value for this category. The figure for country 2 saw a modest rise from around 500 cars to just slightly above 500 in 2015, despite a downward trend over the last six-years period. By contrast, the number of cars per 1000 residents in country 3 decreased considerably from approximately 700 in 2005 to exactly 600 in 2009, before ending at 600 in 2015.
Turning to countries with remaining figures, country 4 initially accounted for around 700 cars per 1000 people, equalling the figure for country 4 in 2005. After that, there was no change whatsoever, remaining at the same figure over the ten-years period. Meanwhile, country 1 reached a peak of exactly 400 cars, representing a rise of 100 cars per 1000 residents. However, this peak did not maintain as it had fallen back to 300 cars at the end, representing a remained static over the period.