The line graph depicts data on banana consumption in four different countries from 1998 to 2012. Overall, there were significant fluctuations in the proportion of banana consumption in Australia and Brazil compared to the figures for the UK and the USA. Notably, Japan clearly dominated in the chart throughout the period shown, whereas the reverse was true for the UK.
Starting with the nations that experienced more marked fluctuations, in 2000, Australia was the dominant country, with approximately 45% of the population consuming bananas—10% higher than that of the second-ranked country, Brazil. The percentage of consumers in Australia then soared to reach its peak at approximately 85%. However, despite maintaining the lead on the chart, it had plummed just below its initial figure by 2004 and later kept fluctuating considerably between 40% and 50%, before finishing at about 52% in 2010. Meanwhile, Brazil, although remaining unchanged at its initial figure for the first four years, displayed somewhat similar fluctuations, ranging between 41% and 30% for the rest of the period. This figure then reached about 37% at the end of the period.
By contrast, the percentage of banana consumption in the USA and the UK was more stable over the decade. The former stood at 31% initially, while the latter had a 10% lower proportion of people consuming bananas, making it the country with the least consumption. Despite this initial disparity, these figures almost reached parity by the end of the period, after fluctuating slightly during the first eighty years.