The line graph illustrates how the amount of fruit produced in Spain, Turkey, France and Germany changed over a 40-year period between 1970 and 2010.
Overall, it is evident that while the quantity of fruit produced in Turkey and France showed an upward trend, the corresponding figure for Spain and Germany declined significantly. It is also noticeable that Spain consistently remained the highest fruit output country among the four categories throughout the period.
A closer analysis of the data shown in the line graph reveals that in 1970, Spain was the dominant country of fruit production with roughly 5.8 millions tonnes, while Germany and Turkey ranked second and third at about 2.5 millions tonnes and 2 millions tonnes, respectively. Regarding France, the volume of fruit produced there stood at just over 1 millions tonnes, making this the lowest figure on the line graph.
In the next 10 years, the figure for Spain increased slightly to over 6 millions tonnes. After that, this figure experienced a leap, falling to its lowest point of over 5 million tonnes in 2010. In spite of dropping, the amount of fruit produced in Spain was the highest among other countries. As for France, during the first 20-year period, the figure more doubled, climbing 2.2 million tonnes, followed by a slight decline to 1.9 million tonnes in 2000. After a declining period, this figure recovered substantially, reaching approximately 2.8 million tonnes in 2010.
Meanwhile, the amount of fruit produced in Turkey and Germany showed an opposite trend. Over the studied period, the former rose steadily, overtaking the figure for Germany in about 1960 and peaking at 3.5 million tonnes in 2010. By contrast, there was a remarkable fall in the volume of fruit produced in Germany to 1.5 million tonnes in 1990. During the remaining period, this figure remained roughly unchanged.