IELTS Writing: Comparison of Fuel Sources in Australia and France The pie charts compare Australia and France regarding the distribution of their fuel sources in electricity production in two separate years. Overall, both of these two countries saw a growth in the amount of the electricity generated, and while coal was all along the major source of fuel in Australia, France showed a favor towards nuclear power within 20 years’ time. In 1980, half amount of the electricity generated in Australia was fuelled by coal, at 50 units, and the number rose to 120 units in 2000, taking over three quarters of the total amount. In France, fuel sources were distributed rather evenly in 1980, with coal, natural gas and oil contributing to the majority of the electricity produced. Yet in 2000, nuclear power becomes the primary source of fuel for electricity, at 126 units. On the other hand, the use of oil and natural gas dropped considerably in Australia, from 30 units combined to only 4 units. A similar trend was also seen in the use of natural gas and hydro power. Hydro power, in particular, plunged from 25 units to only 2 units. By contrast, natural gas use in Australia experienced a small growth, same as oil in France. It is also noted that though it was popular in France, nuclear power was not used in Australia during this period.