The chart illustrates the comparison of various types of energy generation in France namely coal, gas, petrol, nuclear and the other energy over the period of 10 years starting in 1995.

The two pie charts illustrate the percentage of different types of

energy

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(coal,

gas

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, petrol, and nuclear) used to produce

energy

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in France between 1995 and 2005.

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, at the beginning of the period,

gas

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was the largest segment,

while

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nuclear was the smallest one. In comparison with

gas

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, coal made up the biggest part of the graph

at the end

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of the period. In 1995,

Gas

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was the highest source of

energy

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production with more than a quarter, followed by coal with 29.8%. Petrol was the third most popular type of power generation with 29.27%.

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, nuclear had the lowest percentage of 6.4. By 2005, the rate of using coal as a source of

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production had risen by 2% to 30.93%.

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gas

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rose slightly by less than 1%.

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, the petrol ratio had fallen significantly to 19.55%, in 2005. Nuclear had experienced an increase of 4% to become 10.10%.