The pie charts below show units of electricity production by fuel force in Australia and France in 1980 and 2000. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts below show units of electricity production by fuel force in Australia and France in 1980 and 2000. 

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The pie charts illustrate the
units
of electricity generated from five fuel sources (Coal,
Oil
, Natural
Gas
, Hydro
Power
, and Nuclear
Power
) in Australia and France in 1980 and 2000. In Australia, coal was the dominant source in both 1980 and 2000, accounting for 50
units
in 1980 and 130
units
in 2000. The total electricity production increased from 100
units
to 170
units
over the period. Meanwhile,
oil
and natural
gas
both decreased, with
oil
falling from 20
units
in 1980 to 2
units
in 2000, and natural
gas
from 10
units
to 2
units
.
Hydro
Correct your spelling
Hydropower
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power
slightly rose from 20 to 36
units
. In France, nuclear
power
saw a dramatic increase from 15
units
in 1980 to 126
units
in 2000, becoming the largest source. Total electricity production
also
doubled from 90 to 180
units
. Other sources,
such
as coal,
oil
, and natural
gas
, either stayed constant or decreased.
Overall
, both countries saw increases in total production, but
while
Australia relied more on coal, France shifted significantly toward nuclear energy by 2000.
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