The line graph delineates the per capita weekly consumption of fish and various types of meat in a European country over a period spanning from 1979 to 2004.
Overall, while the consumption of beef, lamb, and fish exhibited a downward trend, chicken consumption demonstrated a significant increase, particularly overtaking beef consumption in the latter years.
Lamb consumption commenced at 150 grams per person per week in 1979 and experienced a gradual reduction, ultimately declining to just above 50 grams by 2004. Similarly, fish consumption, while starting at a modest level of slightly above 50 grams, exhibited minimal fluctuations and concluded at approximately 50 grams in 2004. In contrast, beef consumption began at over 200 grams per capita weekly, exhibiting fluctuations peaking at around 240 grams in the early 1980s before diminishing to below 150 grams by the end of the period.
Conversely, chicken consumption displayed a marked upward trajectory, commencing at approximately 150 grams in 1979. It climbed steadily, surpassing 200 grams by 1996 and culminating at around 250 grams in 2004. Notably, by 1989, chicken consumption exceeded that of beef, establishing itself as the predominant meat choice among the four categories by the end of the observed period.