The pie charts compare France and Australia in terms of electricity units which were produced by different energy sources in two years, namely 1980 and 2000.
Overall, coal consistently predominated the total units of electricity generated in France, while in Australia, nuclear power produced the most units compared to other sources in 2000. Additionally, both countries’ total values experienced a significant rise.
In 1980, half of the total amount was produced by coal, at 50 units, accounting for the largest number. It continued to outstrip other resources, with the figure increasing by 80 units over a 20-year course. Hydro power also exhibited a roughly twofold increase in electricity production, from 20 units to 36 units in 2000. Initially, the figure for natural gas was double that of oil, at 20 and 10 respectively. The year 2000 saw a comparable pattern as both sources only generated a negligible number, at 2 units each. The total electricity value rose by 70 units from its initial 100.
Moving to Australia, nuclear power initially made up 15 units, which grew dramatically to 126 in 2000, making it rank first in terms of the amount of electricity produced. In 1980, coal and oil constituted 25 and 20 units respectively, then both equalled 25 units in the subsequent two decades. As for natural gas and hydro power, they made up a combined one-third of the total value, at 30 units before falling sharply to 4 units collectively.Finally, the total production exactly doubled the 1980 level (90 units).