The pie charts provide information about the amount of electricity generated from different fuel sources in Australia and France in the years 1980 and 2000.
Overall, it can be seen that total electricity production increased significantly in both countries, with coal being the major source in Australia and nuclear power playing a similar role in France.
Beginning in 1980, coal was responsible for half of Australia’s total electricity at 50 units, with natural gas and hydro power providing 20 units each, and oil making up only 10 units. Whereas France, by comparison, only had a quarter of its needs coming from coal at 25 units, with gas and oil making up 25 and 20 units respectively. Interestingly, nuclear power, and hydro power together made a fifth of the total at 15 units and 5 units.
Moving to 2000,there was a significant shift in energy sources in both countries. In Australia, coal rose sharply from 50 to 130 units, accounting for three-quarters of total production, while hydro power increased from 20 to 36 units. Meanwhile, natural gas and oil declined to just 2 units each. In France, coal remained at 25 units, but nuclear power surged from 15 to 126 units, making up about two-thirds of the total. Oil increased slightly by 5 units, while gas and hydro power dropped to just 2 units each.