The graph below gives information from 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projection until 2030. The graph below gives information from 2008 report about consumption of energy in the USA since 1980 with projection until 2030.
The line graph provides a visual representation of the 2008 report, which discusses the usage of non-renewable
resources
like Petrol
and Oil
, Coal and Natural Gas
, and another are renewable resources
like Nuclear Power, Solar, Wind and Hydropower. The data represents a timeline on the X-axis from 1980 to 2008, which states previous trends. And, from 2008 to 2030, states about future trends. On Y-axis, it states about measurable units i.e., Quadrillion Units (QU
). In general view, Petrol
and Oil
take the leading position, by surpassing all other types of energy and Hydropower sets at the bottom.
Starting from 1980, petrol
and oil
, was hitting at 35 QU
with slight fluctuation, and then
reaching to 40 QU
in 2003. Additionally
, it's forecasted that by 2030, Petrol
and Oil
will hit approximately 50 QU
which is the highest amongst all other resources
. Moreover
, as per consumption analysis, Natural Gas
was around 20 QU
leaving Coal behind at approximately 16 QU
, especially before 1995. From, 1995 to 2008, a slight variation between Coal and Natural Gas
can be seen. After 2008, Coal takes a stand in comparison to Natural Gas
roughly at 27 and 23 respectively.
In terms of all resources
, American’s consumption of all renewable had been the least prefered. Till 1990, all renewable products fall below 5 QU
. But, from 1990 to 2005, nuclear power touched slightly above 5QU and others can be seen with minute changes. Even, the projected trend of these energy consumption products falls within the range of 2 to 8 QU
. Overall
, data depicts the future demands for energy-efficient resources
will be comparatively low.Submitted by dewansurbhee7 on
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