The chart below shows a comparison of different kinds of energy production in France in 1995 and 2005.
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The two pie charts illustrate the shares of five different categories of energy produced in France in 1995 and 2005.
Overall, coal and gas were the dominant energy sources in both years, while the smallest proportion of energy came from the "other" category in 1995. Over the decade, the proportions of nuclear and other energy sources rose markedly, whereas there was a significant decline in petro production.
In 1995, coal, gas and petro each accounted for roughly 30% of total energy production in France, making them the three primary sources, with coal being the most common at 29.8%, followed closely by gas (29.63%) and petro (29.27%). Nuclear and other sources made up far smaller shares, at 6.4% and 4.9% respectively.
By 2005, while coal (30.93%) and gas (30.31%) had both seen slight increases in their shares and remained the top two sources, petro’s proportion had dropped by nearly 10 percentage points to 19.55%. In contrast, the shares of nuclear power and other energy types had nearly doubled, reaching 10.1% and 9.1% respectively.