IELTS Writing task 1: Table

The table below shows the production of cocoa beans in six regions
between 1992 and 1998

The table details the quantity of cocoa beans produced in six parts of the world
over the 6-year course= period from 1992 to 1998 [Introduction]. 

[Overall], Asia and South America were the continents producing the highest
amount of cocoa bean, with Asian production undergoing the most consistent
growth. Cocoa bean production in Oceania grew steadily, and in the remaining
continents, the figures were quite erratic, with Africa producing the lowest
volume=quantity

In 1992, 143,000 tonnes of cocoa beans were produced in South America,

making it the number 1 cocoa-producing region in the world this year. Asia
ranked second with 119,000 tonnes, whereas North and Central America,
England and Oceania’s figures varied between 40,000-50,000 tonnes. Africa
produced the least, with its figure amounting to only 29,000 tonnes.

A and B both stood at between .. and ..

A produced the most/the least, with …

Over the next 6 years, Asia experienced an increasing zeal=soar in Cocoa

production, reaching a record high of 436,000 tonnes. A similar pattern could be
observed in Oceania; the amount of cocoa produced in this area increased
steadily to 76,890 tonnes in 1998. Cocoa production in South America, despite a
dip to 112,700 in 1996, regained its upward streak and added up to 389,000
tonnes in 1998. Africa, North and Central America and England’s
figures experienced 6 years of ups and downs=fluctuate before reaching
25,000, 46,000 and 49,000 tonnes respectively.

The table below gives information about the amount of beef exported
in five different countries in 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Summerise the information by selecting and reporting the main
features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words
Quantities of beef exported in 5 countries (2012, 2014, 2016 )(in
tonnes)

2012 2014 2016

Japan 224 633 1,005

Switzerland 23 17 22

Brazil 125,465 130,307 137,650

Norway 34 81 17

Uruguay 44,372 39,932 42, 310

Minor/tiny
These data sources clearly communicate the amount of beef exported from 5
distinct countries including Japan, Switzerland, Brazil, Norway and Uruguay in 3
separate years 2012, 2014 and 2016.

Overall, it is patently obvious that the amount of beef exported in 3 out of 5

countries including Switzerland, Norway and Uruguay was subject to general
volatility whereas the remaining two experienced dramatic climbs in figures. It
is also noticeable that Japan had the highest growth rate during this period and
Brazil accounted for the biggest figure of exportation of all countries.

Looking at the table more vividly, it is easily observed that the amount of beef
Brazil exported climbed steadily to reach its highest peak at 137,650 tonnes
between 2012 and 2016. The same period witnessed such dramatic upward
trend in Japan, with the figures starting at 224 tonnes in 2012, rising appreciably
to 633 in 2014 before soaring to the remarkable 1005, whose figure was fivefold
bigger than that of the initial year. The second largest beef exporter was
Uruguay, which steadily exported around 40000 tonnes every year except for a
minor setback in 2014.

In a stark contrast, the pattern of beef exporting in Norway and Switzerland was
negatively correlated, with both nations shipping out under 100 tonnes in all three
years. As for Norway, the figure saw tremendous surge to the impressive 81
tonnes in 2014, followed by a plummet to a mere 17 within the next two years,
which marked the bottommost point in beef exportation recorded in this nation.

The table shows the production of milk annually in four countries in

1990, 2000 and 2010. Summarize the information by selecting and
reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.
The table provides information about annual milk production in four nations at
ten-year intervals from 1990 to 2010.

Overall, the Netherlands was reported to be the leading milk producer among the
four. In addition, the production levels in Australia underwent a consistent fall,
while those in the other countries showed a general upward trend after three
decades.

The first impression from the data is that the Netherlands’ figures in 1990 and
2000, at over 11.2 million and 11.1 million litres, respectively, almost equated to
Australia’s. Dutch milk production, after undergoing similar declines, rose to
nearly 11.5 million litres in 2010, whereas Australian counterparts reduced their
yield by almost 2 million.

Milk production in Tanzania and Guatemala was relatively modest compared to

the aforementioned countries. Tanzania’s milk yield started at 87,000 litres and
experienced a massive surge to exceed 1.5 million litres at the end. Seeing a
less considerable rise, meanwhile, the amount of milk produced in Guatemala
reached 84,000 litres in the final year from a starting figure of 26,000.
The table compares the information about the pay scale of secondary and high
school teachers from various countries in 2009. 

Overall, teachers from Luxembourg had both the highest starting and maximum
salary. Another interesting feature is that teachers in Luxembourg, Japan and
Korea worked for more than 30 years to achieve the top salary whereas their
counterparts in Australia, Denmark and only took less than 10 years. 

As can be seen from the table, secondary/ high school teachers in Luxembourg
were offered 80000 dollars as their starting salary, compared to only 28000 in
Australia. Denmark lagged behind Luxembourg with 45000, which was still
significantly higher than the statistics of Japan and Korea, with 34000 and 30000
respectively. 

After 15 years of career, Luxembourg topped the table with their teachers being
paid 119000, and up to 132000 within 30 years. Japan came next, where
teachers’ salary nearly doubled in 15 years and reached 86000 in 37 years. What
stands out from the data is that Korean teachers were not paid as much as the
other nations’, with 48000 for 15 years. Working for 34 years, they had their pay
rate more than doubled with 62000. There was also a significant increase in the
figures of Australia and Denmark with 48 and 54 thousand respectively for 15
years. Also, teachers in these two nations needed only around 9 years to reach
their highest pay, which is substantially small compared to the other remaining
three countries

Task 1: The table and pie chart give information about population in
Australia according to different nationalities and areas.

The given pie chart illustrates the percentage of people of different nationalities
residing in Australia, whereas the table shows demographical figures which are
classified according to urban and rural areas. The initial impression from the pie
chart is that the vast majority of Australian people claim their ancestry to be of
Australian origin. It is also noticeable that most Australian people, regardless of
their ethnicity, are city dwellers.

According to the pie chart, Australian ethnicity makes up nearly three-fourths of

the total population. This is followed by the figure for people coming from the UK
(7%) and New Zealand (3%). People of Chinese and Dutch ethnicity, on the
other hand, make up a negligible 1-2%.

As is seen from the table, roughly 80% of people from Australia and New
Zealand live in cities, whereas only around 20% live in the countryside. A similar
picture is evident in the figures for people from China and New Zealand, with
their urban population amounting to a high of 90-99%.
Task 1: The table gives information about five types of vehicles
registered in Australia in 2010, 2012 and 2014.

The table details the volume of vehicles registered in Australia in 2010, 2012 and
2014. Overall, the number of vehicles in all the five categories enjoyed steady
upward trends, with the figures for motorcycles and light trucks undergoing the
most significant upswing. It is also clear that passenger vehicles are the most
prevalent mode of transportation among the five types surveyed.

In 2010, 11,800,000 passenger vehicles were registered in Australia, far

eclipsing the number of commercial vehicles (2,300,000), motorcycles (540,000),
heavy trucks (384,000) and light trucks (106,000). Over the next 4 years, the
number of the five kinds of vehicles all saw increases, with the volume of
motorcycles and light trucks witnessing the most drastic changes of 30.8% (to
709,000) for the former and 23.5% (to 131,000) for the latter. The other
categories also showed rises, albeit a little bit less pronounced, with the figures
going up to a high of 13,000,000 (+10.2%) for passenger vehicles, 2,700,000
(+17.4%) for commercial vehicles, and 416,000 (+8.3%) for heavy trucks.

The table shows information about department stores and online

stores in Australia in 2011. Summarise the information by selecting
and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where
relevant.
The table compares the statistics of Australian department stores and online
stores in 2011. Six indicators were mentioned in the table, namely the number
of businesses, profit, sales revenue and growth rates.

The initial impression from the table is that the number of online
stores dominated their department counterparts and had a slight edge in profit,
sales revenue and growth.

The number of online stores was almost sixfold higher than that of department

stores. In terms of revenue, 67 physical stores generated 12 700 million AUD
compared to 13 400 million AUD of 368 online stores. 

A similar pattern is evident in terms of sales revenue. Online retailing claimed

863 million AUD in profit, which was 46 million more than traditional retailing. It is
also shown that online business growth rate was at 0.6%, which was higher than
that for department stores by a 0.2% margin.
The table and charts below give information on the police budget for
2017 and 2018 in one area of Britain. The table shows where the
money came from and the charts show how it was distributed.

The table and pie charts provide information about the 2017-18 police budget of
one area of Britain. The sources of the budget’s funds are shown in the table,
and the charts illustrate how the money was used.

Overall, the budget for the police thrived, with the national government providing
the majority of the funding in both years. Meanwhile, salaries continued to be the
main form of spending.

Initially, the police department’s overall budget was £304.7 million in 2017, and it
increased significantly to £318.6 million in 2018. With an increment from £175.5
million to £177.8 million, the national government provided the majority of this
money. Local taxes showed the strongest growth of all revenue sources, from
£91.2 million to £102.3 million, while other sources made up £38.5 million of the
overall budget in 2018, a raise of $0.5 million over the prior year.

Moving to the pie charts, officer and employee salaries made up the majority of
expenditures, however their share dropped from 75% to 69%. The amount spent
on technology, nevertheless, nearly increased from 8% to 14%, while the amount
spent on construction and transportation stayed constant at 17%.