The table chart illustrates the amount of waste production (in millions of tonnes) in six different countries, including Ireland, Japan, Korea, Poland, Portugal, and the USA, between 1980 and 2000.
Generally speaking, it is evident that the amount of garbage production demonstrated an upward trend in all countries except for Korea. In addition, the amount of waste production saw a dramatic growth in the USA during the period.
Focusing on details, the amount of trash began at 0.6 million tonnes in Ireland. Over the two decades, the amount of garbage grew dramatically to 5 million tonnes in Ireland in 2000. Similarly, the amount of waste production represented 28 million tonnes in Japan in 1980. Then, the amount of waste production showed a significant increase to 53 million tonnes in Japan in 2000. Meanwhile, the amount of waste production was 131 million tonnes in the USA in 1980. During the two decades, the amount of garbage rose sharply, reaching a peak of 192 million tonnes in the USA in 2000.
As can be seen from the chart, the amount of waste production started at 2 million tonnes in Poland in 1980. Obviously, trash production indicated a considerable rise to 6.6 million tonnes in Poland in 2000. Regarding Portugal, the amount of waste production was 2 million tonnes in 1980. Then, the amount of trash production witnessed a slight upward trend to 5 million tonnes in Portugal in 2000. In contrast, the garbage production accounted for 31 million tonnes in Korea in 1990. However, the amount of waste production declined noticeably to 19 million tonnes in Korea in 2000.