The line graph compares the amount of electricity produced in France over a period of 32 years.
Overall, electricity production from nuclear power was highest, while the amount of electricity produced from renewable energy was lowest during the period shown.
In 1980, about 120 terawatt hours of electricity was produced from thermal power. In the same year, nuclear and hydroelectricity stations produced around 75 terawatt hours of electricity each. Renewable energy provided a negligible amount. One year later, nuclear energy overtook thermal energy as the primary source of electricity.
From 1980 to 2005, electricity production from nuclear power increased constantly and reached a peak of some 430 terawatt hours. By contrast, the figure for thermal energy declined to only 50 terawatt hours in 1985 and remained almost unchanged for the rest of the period. The production of electricity from hydroelectric power stayed relatively stable, at around 50 terawatt hours and 80 terawatt hours, over the whole 32-year period. The amount of electricity produced from renewable energy rose slightly during the last seven years.