The pie charts compare France and Australia in terms of the amount of electricity generated by five different fuels in 1980 and 2000.
It is evident that coal was the primary source of fuel for electricity production in Australia in both years, whereas that of France was not the same in both years. The total amount of generated electricity rose remarkably in both countries.
Looking at the data in more detail,it is noticeable that in 1980 Australia generated 10 units of electricity more than France; however, in 2000 France’s production rate exceeded that of Australia by 10 units. In 1980, half of the total production of Australia was based on coal. Natural gas, hydro power and oil also comprised the other half at 20,20 and 10 units, respectively. Notably, by 2000 the use of coal increased substansially to 130 units. Hydro power also was used to generate 36 units, simultaneously. Conversely, oil and natural gas dropped in popularity.
By contrast, coal and natural gas shared the rank of the most used source in 1980 in France, at 25 units. Oil, nuclear power and hydro power were the source of 20, 15 and 5 units of elecricity generation, respectively. By 2000, nuclear power usage went up by 111 units, while that of coal remained steady at 25 units, sharing the second place with oil. In the latter year, hydro power and natural gas also accounted for only 2 units each.