The pie charts indicate changes in the proportions of energy produced in a country from 1983 to 2003. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts indicate changes in the proportions of energy produced in a country from 1983 to 2003.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The given pie charts depict data regarding the percentage of
energy
generated from five different sources (Hydropower,
Oil
, Nuclear power, Coal, Natural Gas) in a particular country between 1983 and 2003. In general,
it is clear that
oil
was the most popular source of
energy
in both years despite a slight decrease.
In addition
,
this
country
also
relied more on using nuclear power and natural gas by 2003.
To begin
with, in 1983,
oil
and coal were used to produce 42% and 23% of the total
energy
, respectively. Over the next 20 years, the proportion of
energy
produced from
oil
saw a slight decline
by
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4%,
while
energy
from coal
also
reduced by 10%.
In contrast
, there was a reverse pattern in both figures for nuclear power and natural gas, which increased by 4% and 10% respectively to collectively surpass the percentage of
energy
generated from coal.
On the other hand
, hydropower was responsible for only 4% of
energy
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produced in both years.
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Linking words: Don't use the same linking words: "also".
Vocabulary: Replace the words energy, oil with synonyms.
Vocabulary: The word "percentage" was used 2 times.
Vocabulary: The word "slight" was used 2 times.

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Topic Vocabulary:
  • proportions
  • energy sources
  • increases
  • decreases
  • trends
  • analysis
  • significant
  • compare
  • changes over time
  • introduction
  • phase out
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