The provided line graph illustrates the weekly consumption of four types of meat – chicken, beef, lamb and fish – in a European country between 1979 and 2004, measured in grams per person.
Overall, beef was the most widely consumed type of meat at the beginning of the period, whereas fish consistently remained the least popular. While chicken consumption increased substantially and became the most consumed meat by the end of the period, both beef and lamb showed overall downward trends.
In 1979, people consumed just over 200 grams of beef per person per week, compared with approximately 150 grams of both chicken and lamb. Fish was consumed far less frequently, at around 60 grams. Although beef fluctuated during the first decade and briefly reached about 240 grams in the mid-1980s, its consumption declined steadily thereafter. By around 1989, it had fallen to roughly the same level as chicken, at approximately 200 grams, before dropping further to just above 100 grams in 2004.
By contrast, chicken consumption rose consistently throughout the period, despite minor fluctuations, reaching approximately 250 grams per person per week by 2004. Lamb followed an opposite pattern, declining gradually from about 150 grams to around 60 grams. Fish consumption changed very little overall, decreasing slightly from roughly 60 grams to just under 50 grams by the end of the period.