The line graph highlights the amount of 4 types of meat consumed in a European country between 1979 and 2004.
Overall, it is clear that the consumption of chicken experienced an upward trajectory, whereas the opposite was true for lamb and beef. Meanwhile, the figure for fish consistently trailed at the bottom among the four throughout the entire period.
In 1979, each person in this country consumed roughly 150 grams of chicken weekly, followed by a dramatic growth, outstripping that of beef in 1989 to become the leading product. This figure then continued to widen its gap among other types of meat, reaching 250g in 2004. In contrast, despite experiencing slight fluctuation in the first 5 years within the range of 180g to 240g, the consumption of beef then witnessed a substantial decrease over the remainder of the timeframe, falling to 130g in the final year.
Similar to beef, the figure for lamb also fell, albeit to a lesser extent, dropping from 150 grams in 1979 to 60 grams in 2004. Meanwhile, the amount of fish consumed per week per individual stabilized at 50 grams in the entire period, appeared as the least popular types of meat.