The line chart illustrates the variation of the size of the land used for cultivating organic food in country A and country B from 1985 to 2010.
The trend in the two countries showed great similarity during the initial decade. In 1985，around 25 thousand hectares were used to grow organic food in both countries, which then saw an ongoing rise, though at a slightly different rate, in the land use until 1995,when the figures equaled again at approximately 170 thousand hectares.
After that, dramatic difference can be spotted. Land use in country A underwent less change, almost fluctuating between 150 – 180 thousand hectares. By contrast, for country B, the area continued to increase at the almost the same previous speed, peaking at 280 thousand hectares in 2000. The situation almost didn’t change until 2005,after which there was an abrupt downward trend. Interesingly, during most of the last 15 years, far more land was used for organic crops in country B, while in 2010, the size was reduced to 140 thousand hectares, 10 thousand hectares smaller compared to that of country A.
To sum up, despite the difference in the land use in these two countries during the 25 years, the area dedicated to organic crops was rather close both in the beginning and the end.