The bar charts show various types of fuel that contributed to the electricity production in France in 1990 and 2010.
Overall, the percentage of nuclear power used to generate electricity increased significantly toward the year 2010, while the reverse is true for the remaining sources: coal, oil, natural gas, and hydropower.
In 1990, electricity was somewhat equally generated by four sources, not including hydropower as it contributed the least. Coal and natural gas were the main sources of electricity, representing 28% each. Oil and nuclear power contributed slightly less, with respective figures of 22% and 17%. Finally, hydropower showed the smallest figure – a mere 6%.
By 2010, however, the situation had changed with the dominance of nuclear power; a whopping 67% was contributed by this source. The oil and coal contributions decreased considerably, with figures for both dropping to 13%. Notably, the biggest fall was observed in natural gas contribution, as the number decreased dramatically to 4%. A more negligible percentage of hydropower was used to produce electricity in France in 2010, just 2%.