The line graph illustrates how fish and three different kinds of meat were consumed in a European country from 1979 to 2004.
In general, it is evident that the consumption of chicken increased throughout the period, while that of beef, lamb and fish experienced a decline over the given timeframe. Additionally, it can be seen that the beef consumption saw the most dramatic change in this figure.
In 1979, the figure for chicken consumption was just below 150 grams per person weekly. However, in the following decade, there was a sharp increase to 200 grams in the amount of chicken eaten, equal to that of beef at that time. The figure then continuously grew by approximately 100 grams and became the most popular food in 2004, at about 250 grams consumed weekly.
Over the time, the consumption of three other foods varied oppositely to chicken. In the beginning of the period, beef was the most eaten food of four, with 220 grams each person. However, the figure for beef saw a dramatic fall, then ended at 100 grams. Similarly, the consumption of lamb decreased significantly from 150 grams to 60 grams. Throughout the period, fish was the least popular food, which started at about 60 grams then gradually declined to 40 grams in 2004.