The bar chart given provides data on the amount of fuel utilized by the transport sector located in 6 different countries of EU, which is compared to the EU total consumption, in the years of 2009 and 2010.
Overall, it is apparently seen from the illustration that Slovakia’s transport sector was the dominant in both years and much more higher than the average. Moreover, transport industry in Greece used the least amount of fuel in comparison with other nations.
Regarding fuel usage in 2009, nearly 9% of fuel was utilized by vehicle sector in Slovakia, which was three times higher than the average year in that year. Austria’s transport industry came as a second, with the same rates in both 2009 and 2010 at above 5%. In 2009, Italian transport sector used 4.5% of fuel, which was more at 1% that of used in France. Nearly 4% of fuel was consumed by the sector in Spain, which was two times higher than that of in Greece. The average usage of fuel exceeded all countries’ rates shown in 2009, apart from that of Slovakia.
In 2010, however, the rate for Slovakia decreased to 6.5%. Austria’s and Italy’s transport sectors used the equal amount of fuel at slightly over 5%. Only 2% of fuel was consumed by Greece’s sector, which is the half of the Spain’s rate. France’s index rose by 4% in 2010.