The line graph shows the amounts of CO2 emitted by each person in four countries

over a period of 40 years starting from 1967.

As can be seen from the graph, each Swedish or UK person released less CO2 over
the period researched, but CO2 emissions in Italy and Portugal showed a rise. UK
citizens are responsible for the most CO2 emissions of all time.

In 1967, about 11 tonnes of CO2 were generated by a UK citizen, followed by 9

tonnes in Sweden. For comparison, each Italian emits more than 4 tonnes, about
three times more than the Portuguese.

From that point on, the average CO2 emissions in the UK gradually fell below 9
tonnes while the figure in Sweden, after increasing by 1 tonne in the first decade,
also fell moderately to less than 6 tonnes at the end of the decade period. In
contrast, each person in Italy emits more CO2 with a figure that increased to
almost 8 tonnes in 2007, compared with an equally significant increase of about 6
tonnes in Portugal.