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 graphs illustrate how the percentages of
power
manufactured in a country shift between 1983 and 2003.
Overall
, there was a considerable increase in the proportions of nuclear power
and natural gas produced, while
those of hydropower levelled off and remained the lowest ones throughout the period. By contrast
, the figures for oil
and coal experienced a decline, but those for oil
consistently were the biggest parts.
In 1983, exactly 42% of the total energy came from oil
, after which it saw a moderate tumble to 38% in 2003. A similar change can be found in the data for oil
, which started at 23% and almost halved in the final year of the stage examined.
Conversely
, nuclear power
contributed 20% to power
production at the beginning of the period, then
it rose to reach 24% in 2003. The share of natural gas witnessed a resembling growth, doubling to 21% after 20 years. The opposite trend was seen in those for hydropower, which steadily kept at 4% over two decades.Submitted by phuongdong.nguyentran on
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