Band 6+: The pie charts below show the comparison of different kinds of energy consumption of the UK in two years. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

The pie charts illustrate the proportion of energy consumption in five different types of energy of the UK in 2000 and 2010.

Overall, it is clear from the charts that coal and gas were the largest proportion of energy use between 2000 and 2010, while people consumed the least for solar and other energy.

In 2000, coal, gas, and petrol were mostly used, accounting for 30 percent, 29.5 percent, and 29 percent, respectively. However, the percentage of consumption of solar and other energy occupied 6.5 percent and 5 percent, respectively.

According to the chats, there were a slight increase of the consumption of coal and gas in 2010, which were responsible for 31 percent and 30 percent. On the contrary, the percentage of petrol obviously decreased in 2010, accounted for 20 percent, while the solar energy consumed increased in 2010, which was 10 percent. Moreover, the other kinds of energy also rose to 9 percent.