Band 6+: The graph shows the propotion of electricity used in four countries that was imported from 2000 to 2016 Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main featres, and make comparisons where relevant.

This line graph illustrates electricity imported by European countries, including Italy, Germany, USA and Finland measured by percentages between 2000 and 2016. Overall, the most significant fact evidenced by these data is that USA witnessed an upward trend, whereas Germany seemed to have an opposite pattern.

Looking at the information in more detail, it is apparent that the figures of electricity imported by USA has sharply grown throughout the sixteen-year period. The percentage of USA in 2016 is twice greater than in 2000. In stark contrast, the amount of Germany electricity imported was gradually dropped during this period. Furthermore, it can be seen that the percentage has dramatically dropped from 50% to 25% between 2004 and 2008.

Moving on to consider Italy and Finland, it is most noticeable that both countries was sharing the same trend. To be specific, the figures of Italy started approximately at 30% and then steadily increased while, Finland has 20% lower than Germany yet, had the same trend as Germany.