The table illustrates the amount of different sources used in order to generate electricity in the European country of Germany in 1990 and 2010. Units are measured in percentage
Overall, the usage of coal contributed to producing electricity most in both 1990 and 2010. On the other hand, neither renewable, nor hydro sources were not widely used in 1990 as opposed to other ways to produce energy, which are not on the list in the table.
In 1990, most power was produced by using coal (57%) or nuclear (22%) sources. Nevertheless, natural gas (8%) and other sources (7%) were also utilized with the purpose of generating electricity. Renewable and hydro sources, however, had the most insignificant impact, reaching only 2% and 4% respectively.
Notably, in 2010, the main trend practically remained the same: energy sourses, such as coal and nuclear, were still widely used (45% and 23%). On the contrary, some pattern change dramatically. For instance, the usage of natural gas rose from 8% to 12% along with the utilization of renewable sources, dractically increasing from 2% up to 12%.
