The given line graph compares the quantity of drinks consumed in a certain country, comparing 4 distinct beverages, specifically coffee, tea, soft drinks, and juice, with the measurements presented in litres per person per annum, during a 20-year period, spanning from 1990 to 2010.
At first glance, the consumption of coffee recorded a decrease, despite an initial increase. A similar trend was experinced by that of tea, which decreased steadily throughout the period. Conversely, the consuption of softdrink and juice grew throughout the period. Althouth softdrinks was one of the least consumed beverage from the onset, it became the most consumed drink by the end of the period, while juice consuption remained the lowest
Turning first the to consuption of coffee, which stood at 140 liter per person in 1990, it recorded an increase, peaking at about 160 liter per person in 1995. This was followed by a significant decrease to about 135 liter per person by the end of the period. Similarly, tea consuption, which numbered 120 liter per person as at 1990, underwent a continuous fall throughout the period, numbering about 100 liter per person in 2010.
On the other hand, softdrink consumption numbered 90 liter per person at the start of the period. It skyrocketed, overtaking and that of coffee and tea, becoming as high as 180 liter per person by the end of the period. Juice, which was the least consumed beverage, was as low as 50 liter per person in 1990. This was followed by a gentle increase, numbering about 85 liter per person between 2000 and 2005, from where it declined to 80 liter per person by 2010.