The pie charts compare the amount of electricity created from five different sources of fuel in France in 1990 and 2010.
Overall, the use of nuclear power for generating electricity in France increased considerably, however the use of natural gas declined sharply over the two decades. In addition, oil and coal saw declines and hydro power showed a slight decrease in consumption.
Nuclear power as a source of energy stood at 17% in 1990, however, it showed a marked increase by 2010 making up 67% of electricity production in France. In contrast, natural gas saw a bit drop in supply from 28% in 1990 to only 4% in 2010, a drop of 24% in a twenty-year period. Hydro power was the least popular form of energy which was 6% in 1990 and 2% in 2010.
Similarly, oil and coal saw declines. Oil accounted for 22% of electricity production in 1990, but by 2010 this made up 13%. Coal followed this pattern and stood at 28% as a source of fuel for elecrticity in 1990, compared to 13% in 2010. It is clear that nuclear power became the most relied form of energy for producing electricity in two decades.