The chart illustrates the average cheese intake per person in four distinct countries in the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2020.
Overall, the average consumption of cheese in Wales and Northern Ireland increased while in England and Scotland, it decreased. In addition, England had the highest average consumption of cheese throughout the given period.
Looking at the graph in further detail, it can be seen that the average consumption of cheese per person in Wales started at around 40 kilograms in the year 1980. In the following years, this figure increased significantly and surpassed Scotland after 2000. The average consumption of cheese per person ịn Wales continued to increase and finally stood at just above 80 kilograms in 2020. Similarly, the average consumption of cheese in Northern Ireland commenced at around 12 kilograms and witnessed a considerable continual rise reaching about 60 kilograms in 2020.
Moving on to the remaining statistics, the average consumption of cheese in Scotland surged from 85 kilograms in 1980 to just over 110 kilograms in 1990. After that, this figure of cheese intake per person declined sharply to approximately 55 kilograms at the conclusion of the given timespan. Concurrently, England also saw a drop during the period from around 115 kilograms in 1980 to about 80 kilograms of cheese in 2020.
