The pie charts compare the proportions of
energy
produced from five different Use synonyms
sources
in a country in 1995 and 2005.
Use synonyms
Overall
, coal and Linking Words
gas
remained the two largest Use synonyms
sources
of Use synonyms
energy
in both years. Use synonyms
While
the shares of coal and Linking Words
gas
increased slightly over the decade, the proportion of Use synonyms
energy
generated from Use synonyms
petrol
declined considerably. Use synonyms
In contrast
, nuclear power and other Linking Words
energy
Use synonyms
sources
became more significant.
In 1995, coal was the leading source of Use synonyms
energy
production, accounting for 29.8%, closely followed by Use synonyms
gas
at 29.63% and Use synonyms
petrol
at 29.27%. These three fossil fuels together made up almost 89% of the country's Use synonyms
energy
production. Use synonyms
By comparison
, nuclear Linking Words
energy
contributed only 6.4%, Use synonyms
while
other Linking Words
sources
represented the smallest proportion at 4.9%.
By 2005, coal remained the largest contributor, increasing slightly to 30.93%, Use synonyms
while
Linking Words
gas
Use synonyms
also
rose marginally to 30.31%. Linking Words
However
, the percentage of Linking Words
energy
produced from Use synonyms
petrol
fell significantly to 19.55%, a decrease of almost 10 percentage points. Meanwhile, nuclear Use synonyms
energy
experienced noticeable growth, rising to 10.1%, and the share of other Use synonyms
energy
Use synonyms
sources
nearly doubled to 9.1%.
In summary, Use synonyms
although
coal and Linking Words
gas
continued to dominate Use synonyms
energy
production, the country became less dependent on Use synonyms
petrol
and increased its use of nuclear and other alternative Use synonyms
energy
Use synonyms
sources
.Use synonyms