The two pie charts compare the proportions of energy produced from five different sources in France in 1995 and 2005.
Overall, coal and gas were the two largest sources of energy in both years, each accounting for around 30% of total production. While the shares of coal, gas, nuclear power and other sources increased over the period, petroleum experienced a significant decline.
In 1995, coal was the largest source of energy, representing 29.8% of total production. Gas and petroleum contributed almost identical proportions, at 29.63% and 29.27% respectively. By contrast, nuclear power accounted for only 6.4%, while other sources made up the smallest share, at 4.9%.
By 2005, the proportion of energy generated from coal had risen slightly to 30.93%, while gas also increased marginally to 30.31%. Petroleum, however, fell considerably to 19.55%, a decrease of almost 10 percentage points. Meanwhile, nuclear energy became more important, rising to 10.1%. The contribution of other energy sources also almost doubled, increasing from 4.9% in 1995 to 9.1% in 2005.
