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.