The line graph depicts the amount of meat consumed in a country in Europe between 1979 to 2004. The four types of meat were chicken, beef, lamb and fish. Units are in grams per person per week.
Overall, chicken consumption steadily rose over the period, while for both lamb and fish, the opposite trend was true. The amount of beef consumed varied, rising in the first few years before steadily decreasing up to the end of the period.
With regard to chicken, nearly 150 grams per person per week were eaten in 1979. This figure rose considerably in the succeeding years, becoming the most popular meat eaten in the European country by around 1990. It further climbed to about 250 grams per person per week in 2004. For both lamb and fish, the trend was reversed with 150 grams for lamb and just over 50 grams for fish in 1979 to around 60 grams for lamb and nearly 50 grams for fish in 2004.
Beef was the most popular type of meat in 1979 with a consumption of well over 200 grams per person per week, which further increased and reached the highest levels between 1983 and 1987, before decreasing steadily to approximately 60 grams per person per week in 2004, which was less than half its original value.
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