Haven’t a clue how to interpret this chart to reach the conclusion of The Economist. Can someone explain this?

theeconomist:

Daily chart: wine consumption by country. America glugged more still and sparkling wine than any other country last year. Together with the Chinese and Russians, Americans are driving growth in global wine consumption, which has increased by 3.5% since 2007.

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   Thank you, Ms. Barrows, for setting me on the right path. msbarrows:

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   the economist frequently does this with their charts/graphs. primarily, it’s to show the litres per person, along the...

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   stare at it in puzzlement for the longest time before realizing why it works out; it’s per person, so once you multiply...

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    All the wine is all for me.

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    I think part of this is because I’m not

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    something… Amazing :)

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