Band 5+: The table below shows the amount of waste production (in millions of tonnes) in six different countries over a twenty-year period. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The table below presents the amount of waste production in millions of tonnes in six distinc country over a twenty-year period.

Upon examining the data, it is evident that the US was always the country with the highest waste production and presented in twenty years, followed by Japan with the lower than the US but always presented over a twenty-year period. Japan was followed by Poland and Portugal, respectively. It can be seen that there were two countries without any waste production in 1990 and 1980.

In 1980, it commenced with the US at the forefront with 131 millions of tonnes waste production, followed by Japan with 28 millions of tonnes waste production. Poland and Portugal got 4 and 2 millions of tonnes waste production, respectively. Ireland had the amount of waste production lower than 1 millions of tonnes. It was just 0,6 millions of tonnes waste production. Finally, Korea was the country without any waste production. In 1990, the US raised to 151 millions of tonnes waste production, was still the country with the highest amount of waste production. Japan increased by 4 millions of tonnes waste production. That meant the amount of waste production of Japan was 32 millions of tonnes. Korea from a country without waste production, got 31 millions of tonnes waste production. Meanwhile, Ireland decreased and it had no waste production. Poland raised to 5 millions of tonnes and Portugal increased by 1 millions of tonnes waste production. So, the amount of waste production of Portugal was 3 millions of tonnes.

In 2000, all these six diferrent countries got the amount of waste production and there were no countries without waste production. The US increased to 192 millions of tonnes waste production. Of course, it was still the country with the highest waste of production, followed by Japan. It raised to 53 millions of tonnes waste production. Korea was the next country. The amount of waste production of this country decreased to 19 millions of tonnes waste production. Ireland and Portugal had the same amount of waste production-5 millions of tonnes waste production. Poland raised to 6,6 millions of tonnes waste production