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The picture below shows the use of renewable energy accounting the total energy from 1971 to 2011. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

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The diagram above illustrates the proportion of renewable energy in the total used in 6 countries over 40 years
Overall
, an upward trend was seen in all nations except
Finland
.
While
Finland
 used most non-fossil energy, the opposite was
England
. In 1971, there were some fluctuations in
Finland
,
Denmark
, and the USA. Standing at 25%,
Finland
 was the highest, with 10
times
 the USA, followed by
Denmark
 with 15%. Before bouncing back to the starting number,
Finland
 fluctuated by 17%.
Denmark
 fluctuated from the beginning to 1996,
then
 increased until the end of the period. The US plummeted, surpassing
Germany
 in 1981, and
Denmark
 in 2006.
On the other hand
, there were moderate changes in the remaining 3 countries. Britain was the lowest, only equal to one-eight France, and one-fifth of
Germany
. Despite those,
England
 experienced the quickest growth, with 5
times
, followed by
Germany
 and France, with respectively 3
times
 and 2
times
.
While
 France and
Germany
 share similar changing patterns,
England
 shows a straight increase.
However
, the figure for
England
 remained the lowest.
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