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Carbon Dioxide Emissions
Carbon Dioxide Emissions
The chart illustrated the ejection of carbon dioxide on one person in the UK, Sweden, Italy and
Portugal from 1967 to 2007.
Overall, the carbon dioxide exhalation in Italy and Portugal rose gradually, while in the UK
category, figure had a slowly declined. However, there was an exception in Sweden, I which
data rose steadily then fell considerably.
As it observed, Italy and Portugal’s figure experienced a slow upward trend. Looking at Italy
category, figure experienced a twofold increase from 4 to 8 metric tonnes between 1967 to 2007.
Turning to Portugal’s data, figure, which from 2 to 6 metric tonnes of carbon dioxide, had a
threefold increase for 40 years.
Regarding in the UK, the carbon dioxide exhalation experienced a gradual downward trend from
8 to 11 mectric tonnes. However, Sweeden’s figure was an only exception, which figure went up
gradually for the first 10 years, from 8 to 11 mectric tonnes then it had a dramatical drop from 11
to almost 5 mectric tonnes between 1977 and 2007.
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