The two pie charts illustrate the percentage distribution of
electricity
production by different fuel sources in France for the years 1990 and 2010.
The most notable Use synonyms
overall
trend is the significant increase in the share of nuclear Linking Words
power
, which became the dominant source of Use synonyms
electricity
in 2010. It is Use synonyms
also
evident that coal and oil have declined over the past 20 years Linking Words
and
gas has decreased sevenfold.
In 1990, the most widely used fuel source was coal, accounting for 28% of Punctuation problem
, and
electricity
production. Use synonyms
This
was followed closely by natural gas at 28%. Oil made up 22% of the total, Linking Words
while
nuclear Linking Words
power
contributed 17%. Hydro Use synonyms
power
had the smallest share at just 6%.
By 2010, nuclear Use synonyms
power
had become the dominant source of Use synonyms
electricity
, rising significantly to 63%. Use synonyms
In contrast
, the use of coal fell to 13%, and oil dropped sharply to just 10%. The share of natural gas experienced a slight decline to 4%, and hydro Linking Words
power
decreased Use synonyms
further
to only 2%.
In summary,between 1990 and 2010, the importance of nuclear energy in Linking Words
electricity
production in France increased, Use synonyms
while
the shares of other sources declined significantly.Linking Words