The line chart illustrates the percentage of energy that coal was used to produce in four different countries in Europe between 1995 and 2010.
Overall, although four European nations saw a decline in their energy consumption that was produced by coal in the first 12 years, Germany was the only country that saw significant growth afterward. Additionally, Denmark showed the lowest figure at the end of the period, despite being the dominant region in the beginning.
Regarding the first countries, including Denmark and Germany, which had significant changes in their figures. In 1995, Denmark used 60% energy produced from coal, exceeding other categories, while Germany was the second region consuming coal energy, with around 55%. Nevertheless, after 9 years, both Denmark and Germany witnessed substantial fall with their respective share reaching to precisely 20% and approximately 18%. Denmark remained stable until 2007, before continuing to plunge at 10% in 2010. Conversely, Germany recorded a considerable decrease and reached the lowest point in 2007 at about 5%. After that, this figure saw a recovery from 2007 to 2010, increasing by around 15%.
Turning to the remaining categories, Sweden and France had more stable and similar trends. In 1995, Sweden constituted around 30% and France accounted for 30%. Then, both countries declined gradually and remained unchanged, with Sweden (30%) and France (nearly 25%) from 1998 to 2001. The share of these two nations fluctuated around 30% at the end of the period and became the two dominant regions which consumed energy from coal among four distinct categories. TRACK CHANGE STYLE