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The provided PIE chart illustrates the information on the ratio of electricity generated by fuel

sources NAMELY coal, oil, natural gas, hydropower and nuclear power in France from 1990 to
2010,

Apparently, the general trend shown in the bar chart is the shift from traditional sources to
modern sources after two decades in France. Most remarkably, the percentage that nuclear
power accounted for increased drastically at the end of the period recorded, being the main
source of energy in the country.

In 1990, the most popular electricity-generating sources were coal and oil, which are
unrenewable. They accounted for collectively 50% at the beginning of the period. On the other
hand, the year 2010 saw a dramatic decrease in both these segments, respectively 13% and
13%. Next, regarding natural gas and hydropower, there was a drop in the data for both
sources. A huge decline by 24% was seen in the figures for natural gas, the figure for
hydropower also dropped to only one-third in that of 1990.
In terms of nuclear power, the information for it was at only 17% in 1990. After 20 years, the
use of nuclear power increased sharply, amounting two-thirds of selected sources.

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