The charts give information on the percentage of energy generated by one particular country’s various resources in the years 1985 and 2003.
Overall, while the proportion of energy produced from coal, natural gas, and other renewable resources increased, the reverse is true for nuclear, and oil. It is clear that in both years, the most energy was generated by oil. Furthermore, the figure for energy produced from coal and nuclear saw the biggest changes.
Looking at the increases first, in 1985, the percentage of energy generated by coal and natural gas stood at 8% and 13% relatively. In the second year, both of them rose by 14% and 10% relatively. The figure for the production of power out of other renewable resources started at 1% and saw the smallest rise in 2003, at 4%.
However, the proportion of energy produced from oil, and nuclear saw decreases. The former made up a striking 53% in the first year and decreased by 13% in 2003. The latter dropped from 22% to 8% in 2003. In addition, the percentage of power generated by hydro remained stable, at 4%.