The line chart compares the weekly consumption of fish and three types of meat (chicken, beef, lamb) in a European country from 1979 to 2004. The figures are measured in grams per person per week.
Overall, there was a substantial shift in consumption patterns over the 25-year period. The figures for beef and lamb dropped dramatically, while those for chicken rose considerably and overtook beef and lamb throughout the period. By contrast, fish remained fairly consistent the least consumed item during the entire duration.
In 1979, the figure for chicken stood at approximately 140 grams per person per week, significantly lower than that for beef, at around 220 grams. However, both products experienced contrasting trends, with chicken consumption rising steadily, whereas beef consumption declined. Chicken eventually surpassed beef in the late 1980s, and its figure maintained to increase, hitting a peak of just under 250 grams in 2004. By contrast, beef consumption fell to approximately 100 grams by 2004.
Lamb consumption was recorded at around 150 grams per person per week in 1979, before declining sharply to nearly 60 grams by 2004. Fish, on the contrary, showed only minor fluctuations during the period. Starting at around 60 grams, its figure gradually dropped to approximately 45 grams.