The chart below shows information about fuel used in the transport sector in different countries in Europe, compared to the EU average, in 2009 and 2010.
The bar chart illustrates
fuel
usage for transportation
in six different European nations, and compares these figures to the European average, in 2009 and 2010. Overall
, while
the percentage of fuel
used in Slovakia
and Spain decreased, fuel
consumption in Italy, France and Greece
saw opposite trends during the research period. Additionally
, the European average was higher than the figures for all countries, except for Slovakia
. In 2009, the transportation
sector in Slovakia
consumed nearly 7% of the total fuel
, about 2% higher than in Austria. Italy used about 4.5% of fuel
in transportation
, compared to approximately 1% in Greece
, which was the lowest figure shown on the chart. Meanwhile, fuel
consumed for transportation
in the other countries accounted for just under 4% of total fuel
usage in each. In 2010, the figure for Austria remained unchanged, at just over 5%, and slightly less fuel
was used for transportation
in Slovakia
and Greece
as illustrated by decreases to just over 6% and 2% respectively. In contrast
, Italy, France, and Greece
all experienced increases of roughly 1% in fuel
consumption.Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this site’s author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to Writing9 with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.
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