The line graph reveals the consumption of spreads over a course of 28 years

from 1981 to 2007.

Generally, most of the spreads’ statistics witnessed downward trends. At the
end of the survey, margarine became the most consumed spread.
The amount of butter and margarine used in total dominated the graph. In the
first 10 years, the leading position belonged to butter thanks to its advantageous
starting point of around 140 grams in 1981. However, the statistics of butter
decreased rapidly as time went by. In 1991, its consumption amount plummeted
to less than 100 grams, resulting in its being surpassed by margarine. With a
more stable pace, margarine remained the most popular choice in the next 16
years. Although in the last years of the research, the number slightly dropped
from more than 80 grams to around 70 grams, this kind of spread still came
first.
Compared to the others, the consumption of low fat and reduced spreads
seemed to be much less considerable. This type of spread did not appear until
1996. The number experienced a dramatic upward trend and reached its peak in
2001 with roughly 80 grams. During this time, the proportions of low fat and
reduced spread were at the same position as the current leader (margarine).
Nevertheless, its statistics suddenly went down in 2007 and ended up at the
bottom with only 40 grams.