The pie charts below show energy production in Spain in 2008 and 2017. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The circle diagram depicts the proportion of energy produced by different means in Spain in two different time frames (2008 and 2017).
Overall
, gas and oil contributed largely in both reference periods,however
, renewable sources and nuclear power generation gained momentum in 2017 when compared to 2008.
It is conspicuous from the pie chart that oil and gas remained a relatively stable source of energy in both 2008 and 2017. The use of oil dipped slightly from 27% in 2008 to 23% in 2017, whereas
the proportion of gas rose by 1% in 2017 from 22% in the previous point. Usage of renewable sources has almost doubled from 9% in 2008. Energy production from nuclear power was surged by 6% during the 9 years. Another significant change was the under-usage of coal for power generation, where it nosedived to 17% from a quarter of all the sources. Other means have also
two-folded in 2017 from 3% in 2008.Submitted by krishnabalu1984 on
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