The two pie charts characterize the energy production in France, comparing the proportion of energy generated by five different sources in 1995 and 2005.
Overall, the energy production in the country followed a similar pattern between two time periods, albeit with minor modifications in the percentage accounted for by each source. Coal stood out as the primary energy production pathway regardless of year, whereas other sources contributed the least.
In 1995, coal represented the largest share of energy, making up 29.80%. Energy from gas and petro immediately trailed coal at 29.63% for the former and 29.27% for the latter. While nuclear sources chipped in a modest 6.40% to the total energy production, other sources accounted for the lowest proportion at only 4.90%.
A decade after, coal remained the major energy source in France – however at a higher proportion of 30.93% compared to the 29.80% recorded in 1995. Still following coal are gas, which was responsible for 30.31% of the total generated energy, and petro, which constituted 19.55%. On the other hand, energy from nuclear sources and other sources were valued at 10.10% and 9.10% – the two lowest contributions recorded in 2005.