The line graph provides information about the proportion of fuel stemmed from renewable energy used in the transport category across six European Union countries in 2009 and 2010, while providing the EU average for these years.
Overall, most countries experienced an upward trend in the proportion of fuel from renewable energy use, except for a few nations like Slovakia, Austria; France which remained stable in both years. Noticeably, Slovakia consistently had the highest share of renewable energy over the period, while Greece had the lowest percentage of renewable fuel use.
In 2009, Slovakia led the group with the highest percentage of fuel from renewable energy use in the transportation sector with around 9,2%, Austria followed with about 6,5% and France at just above 6%. By 2010, the proportion of renewable fuel in Slovakia decreased substantially to under 8%, Austria’s share of renewable fuels utilized in transport dipped remarkably to just over 5%, overtaken by France. Lastly, the rate of renewable energy usage in the transportation industry in France remained steady in the latter year.
On the other hand, Poland saw a significant rise from 5% in 2009 to 6% in 2010, overtaking Austria in the second year. Spain also followed this trend and witnessed a noticeable growth from approximately 3,5% in 2009 to around 4,8% in the second year, Greece climbed slightly from over 1% in 2009 to 2% by 2010. Finally, the amount of transport fuel derived from renewable sources in the European Union average witnessed a minimal growth from around 4,1% in 2009 to under 5% at the end of the period.