The graph illustrates how much fruit was produced in four particular countries, namely France, Spain, Germany and Turkey over a 40-year period, from 1970 to 2010.
Overall, the data highlights a stark shift in fruit production, with the amount of fruit produced in Spain and Germany experiencing a dramatic drop over the period, whereas Turkey and France saw the opposite trend. It is also noticeable that Spain was the dominant country in terms of fruit cultivation for the vast majority of the period, while Germany’s fruit production was consistently the lowest from 1990 onwards.
Regarding the production of fruit in Spain, Spain started as the leading country, with just under 6 million tons of fruit cultivated. Thereafter, it reached its peak at 6 million tons. However, this peak was short-lived as it quickly dipped to 5 million tons by the end of the period. Germany’s fruit cultivation showed a consistent downward trend throughout the period, contrasting with Spain’s initial rise and subsequent decline. It decreased from nearly 3 million tons in 1970 to about 1.8 million tons in 1980 and continued to decline gradually to 1.2 million tons by the end of the time frame. As a result of such a fall, the production of fruit in Germany fell from second to fourth place.
Turning next to the amount of fruit produced in Turkey, this number increased steadily from 2 million tons in 1970 to around 3.8 million tons in 2010, surpassing Germany’s fruit cultivation to claim the second place sometime between 1970 and 1980. Similar changes, but to a lesser extent, can be seen in the figure for fruit produced in France. This figure initially stood at the lowest point (approximately 1 million tons), after which it surged to over 2 million tons in 1990. Despite such a drop in 2000, France’s fruit production eventually climbed to its highest level (3 million tons) in 2010.