The given chart provides information about the number of people who engaged in four different types of sports in a specific area in the 30-year period from 1985 to 2005.
Overall, the number of participants in tennis had increased over the period, while the reverse was true for the figure for rugby. Besides, the number of people taking part in basketball and badminton had mostly remained unchanged.
From 1985 to 1995, a noticeable increase had been seen in the figure for tennis, from 150 people in 1985 to 200 people after one decade. Meanwhile, the popularity of rugby in this area had declined throughout this period. Specifically, although in 1985, there were nearly 250 people who played this kind of sport, this figure was only 200 in 1995, which was substantially compared to that of tennis in this year. Regarding the statistics of basketball and badminton, the number of participants in these forms of sports had fluctuated in the first half of the period, ranging from 80 to 90 for basketball, and 40 to over 50 for badminton.
In the latter period, the number of people engaging in basketball and badminton had mostly remained stable at 80 and 50, respectively. Meanwhile, thanks to a gradual increase over years, tennis had been the most popular kind of sports in this region, as about 220 people played tennis in 2005. In contrast, the figure for rugby had experienced an unstoppable drop, from 200 in 1995 to only 50 2005, which was the lowest ever for this kind of sports.