The provided pie charts illustrate the percentages of seven distinct energy categories including oil, coal, gas, hydro, solar, wind, and others in Australia between 2008 and 2030.
Overall, it is clear to see the proportions of hydro, solar, wind sources are expected to experience an upward trend in the future, meanwhile, those of coal, gas, oil and others are predicted to decline slightly in 2030. In addition, hydro accounts for the least share among seven categories mentioned in both years.
In 2008, 39% was the percentage of coal sources in Australia, followed by oil and gas, at 32.5% and approximately 23%, respectively. Moreover, the others made up 3,8%, which was twice as much as the total share of renewable sources: solar, hydro, wind.
Regarding the estimated figure for 2030, while the proportions of gas and oil are expected to witness an increase to 32% and 35.5%, in each; that of coal will observe a significant decline to 22,7%, which is nearly 20% lower than the figure for 2008. By contrast, an upward trend will be seen in the shares of renewable sources, which will account for 6% of the total energy supply with the 4.3% contribution of geothermal sources (solar included). Additionally, a minor decrease will be witnessed in others, at 3.6%, which is a half of that of the total of renewable sources.
