The graph below shows electricity production (in terawatt hours) in France between 1980 and 2012

The line graph compares the utilization of four commodities: thermal, nuclear, hydroelectric and renewables, in the generation of

electricity

, in France, over thirty-two years: from 1980 to 2012.

Overall

, albeit all resources fluctuated considerably, the trend of production of

electricity

using nuclear witnessed an overwhelming escalation.

Similarly

, the other three resources remained unchanged throughout the specified period.

According to

the supplied line graph,

initially

nuclear energy generated well over 50

terawatt

hours

electricity

; the supply increased dramatically to precisely 400

terawatt

hours

in 2000. The trend continued to remain before the outpu faced a minute deflect in 2008.

Nevertheless

, in the following years the production rate recovered quickly and boosted the rest of the timespan.

Conversely

, even though in 1980, the supply by thermal energy outnumbered nuclear energy, which numbered at just over 100

terawatt

hours

, it halved in 1990,

following

this

the said supply plateaued.

Likewise

, at the outset, the count of

electricity

derived from hydroelectric stood at 50

terawatt

hours

and continued the same trend for the remainder of the time.

Additionally

, renewable did not contribute to the

electricity

production in France till 2005.