This illustration show the energy that was produced from coal for four countries (Sweden-France-Denmark an Germany) between 1995 to 2010.
Overall, the consumption of the coal energy was decreased by all four contries, the Denmark and Germany went from being the two learges consumer to the smallest ones, and Sweden and France staied relatively the same rate over the years.
Denmark and Germany were the most relies on coal as energy source, around middle of 1995, both went down from 60% and around 55% respectfully to 40% and around 35% in the middle 1998, and both of them continued this trend to reache around 30% middle 2001,from (2004 to 2007), Denmark staied at 20% and Germany went down below 10% . in 2007 the use of coal drop down to 10% by the first contry and Germany went up to barely 20%.
Between middle 1995 and middle 1998, Sweden and Frence both went from more then 30% and 30% to 30% and aorund 25% respectfully, both of theme staied parallel to aorund half 2010.
In conclusion, in this four European contries the use of coel as energy source was discontinued, to it bad effect to the environment and the people.