Task 1 (Graph) - The table below shows the production of milk annually in four countries in 1990, 2000, and 2010. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Nations	Amount in litres
	1990	2000	2010
Netherlands	11,262,000	11,155,000	11,466,000
Australia	11,246,000	11,105,000	9,165,000
Tanzania	87,000	1,42,000	1,55,000
Guatemala	26,000	55,000	84,000

  

 

 

 

 

 

The data given in the table shows the changes in the annual production of milk in four different nations during 1990, 2000 and 2010.

In general, while the production of milk annually in Netherlands, Tanzania and Guatemala showed an increasing trend, that of Australia declined over the given period. Netherlands was the largest producer of milk throughout the period.

In 1990, the annual production of milk was higher in Netherlands than in other countries and it produced 11,262,000 litres of milk. This production rate dropped moderately to 11,155,000 litres in 2000 before showing a significant rise to 11,466,000 litres in 2010. Tanzania’s milk production annually was much lower than Netherlands. Its production inclined noticeably from 87000 litres in 1990 to 1,55,000 litres in 2010. Likewise, the quantity of milk produced in Guatemala showed an upsurge to more than double in 2000 and reached 55,000 litres from 26,000 litres in 1990, thereafter it considerably improved to 84,000 litres in 2010.

In contrast, the annual milk production rate in Australia showed a steady drop from 11,246,000 litres in 1990 to 9,165,000 litres in 2010 after reaching 11,105,000 in 2000.