The given table illustrates the figures for producing rubbish in six different countries between 1980 and 2000.
Overall, it is clear that the amount of waste production in most countries witnessed upward trends, except for that of Korea. Remarkably, over a twenty-year period, the US always remained at the highest point.
A closer examination of data reveals that in 1980, 131 million tonnes were produced in the US, and it increased continuously to 192 million tonnes in 2000. Throughout the period, the US consistently produced the most waste, accounting for 192 million tonnes. Simultaneously, that of Japan witnessed a similar trend, albeit at a much lower level, specifically from 28 to 53 million tonnes. Moreover, in 1980, Korea did not record the data; it started staying at 31 milliontonnesmillion tonnes in 1990 and significantly decreased to 19 milliontonnes.million tonnes.
According to other countries, in 1980, the amount of waste production in Poland, stayingstanding at 4,4 million tonnes, was two times higher than that of Portugal. Twenty years later, the waste production in Poland and Portugal experienced slight increaseincreases of 2.6 and 3 million tonnes, respectively. In Ireland, the figure for waste production considerably rose from 0.6 to 5 million tonnes. It had similar data to that of Portugal in 2000.