Ielts Academic Writing Task 1 Sample 21

You should spend a maximum of 20 minutes on this task. Write about the following topic:

The image provides information about when each country’s overshoot date will be in 2024.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

You should write at least 150 words.

The timeline illustrates the date at which different nations would exhaust their annual natural resource allocation if global consumption matched their respective patterns. The data spans the calendar year 2024, with countries distributed from January to December.

Qatar demonstrates the earliest resource depletion date of February 11, indicating the highest per capita resource consumption rate. Australia follows with an overshoot date of March 5, while the United States depletes its resources by March 13. Several European nations, including Estonia and Germany, reach their overshoot dates between March and May.

Asian nations exhibit varying patterns, with China reaching its overshoot on June 2, Vietnam on August 14, and Morocco on December 22. Brazil and South Africa demonstrate more sustainable consumption patterns, with overshoot dates in August and September respectively.

The distribution reveals a clear correlation between economic development and resource consumption rates, with developed nations generally experiencing earlier overshoot dates. The data notably indicates that 56 countries maintain consumption levels within their natural resource capacity, suggesting sustainable resource management practices in these regions.