The bar chart provides information about the volunteering rates by organisations in 2008 and 2014. Overall, while the percentage of people volunteered in environment, sport, and health care organisations experienced an upward trend, the reverse was true for volunteers in educational, art, and other companies. Additionally, the environmental companies were the most volunteered organisation at the end of the period.
Focusing on the larger increases first, a moderate rise was observed in the proportion of unpaid workers in environmental corporations, reaching 29% from 21% over the span of 6 years, making it the largest figure of all in the end. Similarly, the proportion volunteers in sport organisations started at 15% in 2008, a figure that then increased considerably to 25% by 2014. Meanwhile, there was a subtle rise in the figure for individuals volunteered in health care companies from 7% to 8% over 6 years.
In contrast, the volunteering rates in educational organisations witnessed a moderate decline from 24% to 17% between 2008 and 2014. Similarly, starting at 18% in 2008, the figure for volunteers in art related corporations decreased moderately to 12% by 2014. Apart from that, a moderate drop was observed in the percentage of people volunteered in other companies from 15% to 9% between 2008 and 2014.