The given chart provides information about the amount of fish and other types of meat which was consumed in a certain European country, over a twenty five-year period from 1979 to 2004. Overall what stands out in the graph is that there was a downward trend in the consumption of beef, lamb and fish. Whereas the figure for chicken experienced a significant rise over the period in question.
Looking at the details, the consumption of beef stood at approximately 220 grams per person per week in 1979, after which there was a rapid drop to about 170g two years later. Then, the index climbed considerably to a peak of 240g in 1984. After that the intake of beef fell steadily till the end of the period, reaching around Hog. Similarly the quantity of lamb eatenwitnessed a gradual decrease from 150 g. to just over 65 g. In terms of fish consumption it didn’t have significant changes, compared to intake of other kinds of meat declining negligibly from 70g to 45g during the whole period.
By contrast, the consumption of chicken went in the opposite direction. The index rose gradually to year of 195 g, then reached a peak at 250 grams per peson per week between 1994 and 2004.
In summary, at the beginning of the period beef was consumed more often. However, by 2004 chicken have become the most popular kind of meat.