The pie charts illustrate electricity production from fuel sources in two different countries, Australia and France, over two decades.
Overall, it is clear that coal was the main source of power in Australia, while nuclear power became the most commonly used fuel source in France in recent years.
Looking at the details, Australia produced 100 units of electricity in 1980 and 170 units in 2000. In contrast, France initially produced 90 units of electricity, but this figure doubled by 2000. In Australia, the major electricity fuel source was coal, which accounted for half of the production in 1980. It increased significantly to 130 units by the end of the period. When it comes to hydropower, it initially made up only 20 units, but experienced a marginal rise to 36 units. It is also worth mentioning that natural gas and oil were used very minimally for electricity production. Compared to France, Australia did not use nuclear power at all.
On the contrary, in France, coal and natural gas together produced half of the electricity in 1980. As for nuclear power, it experienced a dramatic increase over the last 20 years, rising from 15 to 126 units.