The chart shows changes in UK and USA energy consumption in 2000 and 2006. Energy from oil, coal, gas nuclear power and other uses compare among themselves.
Looking at the data, it’s clear that the situation has changed significantly over the past six years.
USA citizens consume oil and coal twice as many than other energy sources in 2000. Using oil and coal were almost equal – 37% and 35%. In 2006 oil was the most consumed, it increased to 40%. While coal consumption decreased by 10%, using gas increased the same amount. Coal and gas consumption became equal to 25%.
In 2000 nuclear power consumption in UK was at 15% half the consumption of coal. From 2000 to 2006 coal consumption to fall by half. However, UK started to use more gas, it was at 20% in 2000 and increased at 38% in 2006.
The most unpopular energy source in 2000 were other renewable sources in both countries. Six years later, in UK nuclear power consumption became the least, accounting for just 8%.