The line graph illustrates the mean amount of cheese consumed in 4 distinct countries, namely England, Scotlland, Wales and Northern Ireland per year over 40-year spans, commencing from 1980.
Overall, while the annual cheese consumption in England and Scottland declined, the upward trends are observed by that in Wales and Northern Ireland. Furthermore, the consumption of cheese in England is the highest figure throughout the timeframe.
In 1980, the annual cheese used by English was the prominent figure, accounting for approximately 110 kilograms, followed by Scottish with about 80 kilograms per year. Throughout the given period, the amount of cheese consumption in England decreased modestly to roughly 107 kilograms a decade later, consequently continuing to drop to nearly 75 kilograms in 2020. Simultaneously, Scottish consumed approximately 52 kilograms, after a remarkable drop from a peak at about 105 kilograms in 1990. A notable shift from the second-rank figure to the least of cheese consumption was observed in Scottland.
At initial year, Wales’ and Northern Ireland cheese consumption recorded at roughly 48 and 10 kilograms, respectively. The constistency of upward tracjectories in both nations occured, reaching at about 72 kilograms and 55 kilograms. Due to the exceed increase of Northern Ireland’s inhabitants’ cheese consumption, it finally surpassed the Scottish’s cheese consumption in the end of the period.