Band 7+: The graph below shows the consumption of fish and some different kinds of meat in a European country between 1979 and 2004 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The graph illustrates the intake in grams per person per week of non-vegetarian food: fish, beef, chicken and lamb, in one of the European countries over a period of 25 years from 1979 to 2004.

Overall, it is evident that the fish is the least consumed, followed by lamb, chicken and beef in the first decade. However, chicken raced over beef to top the list in the later years.

Consumption of fish reported a steady trend with starting just over 50 grams in the year 1979 and landing just below it towards the end of 2004

In the initial years of the survey, the intake of lamb started at the same amount as that of chicken, accounting to three times that of fish. Chicken showed a dramatic increase in consumption over the years, whereas lamb consumption fell at the same rate.

Beef depicts a fluctuating pattern starting with a little over 200 grams and increasing over the next 5 years after showcasing a dip for a year in between. Since then, the usage of beef has fallen over the rest of the years marking around 50% reduction by the end of the survey.