The pie charts illustrate the energy generated by five different fuel types, namely Renewables, Nuclear, Gas, Coal, Oil and others in the UK in 2014 and 2018.
Overall, gas generated the most significant percentage of energy, while the reverse trend was true for oil and other types of fuels. It is also worth mentioning that the sharpest increases were recorded in the percentage of energy produced by nuclear and coal.
Turning to the specifics in 2014, roughly 30% of energy was generated by gas, which was the most dominant figure in the chart. Coal ranked second in this category, accounting for over 28% of total energy. There was also a 7% disparity in the percentage of energy produced by nuclear and renewables, at about 22% and 15%, respectively, and the oil and other types of fuels generated the least proportion of energy, making up only 4%.
As for the second year, the percentage of energy production by gas and oil remained unchanged, with the former keeping its leading position at 30%. Although there was a slight growth in the figure for nuclear, at only a per cent, remarkable changes were the cases in the percentage of energy generated by coal and renewables: the former saw a decline of 10%, accounting for 18% of total power, while the latter grew to 26%.
