The graph illustrates average carbon dioxide emissions per person in 4 different countries from 1967 to 2007. Units are measured in metric tonnes.
Overall, at the beginning of the period, the UK recorded the highest amount of carbon emissions among the countries shown. During the period, the figure for the United Kingdom experienced a slight decline, while the indicator for Portugal witnessed a significant rise which reached the same result as the figure for Sweden.
The United Kingdom had the highest amount of CO2 emissions at roughly 11 metric tonnes in 1967. Throughout the period, the contribution of the UK decreased slightly, of around 7 metric tonnes at the end of period. Sweden recorded the next highest indicator, at over 10 metric tonnes, and its figure fluctuated between 1967 and 1987, before witnessing a slight decrease by 2007. It was the same as Portugal’s indicator in 2007.
The level of CO2 in Italy, reaching around 4 metric tonnes in 1967, experienced an increase during the 10 year period, to approximately 8 metric tonnes in 2007, whereas the contribution of Portugal, at around 4 metric tonnes, went up significantly by 2007, and it was roughly 5 metric tonnes, the same as Sweden’s figure in 2007.