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　　The charts compare the source of electricity in Australia and France in the
years 1980 and 2000. Between these years electricity production almost doubled,
rising from 100 units to 170 in Australia, and from 90 to 180 units in
France.
        　　In 1980 Australia used coal as the main electricity source(50 units) and
the remainder was produced from natural gas, hydro power(each producing 20
units) and oil(which produced only 10 units). By 2000, coal had become the fuel
for more than 75% of electricity produced and only hydro continued to be another
significant source supplying approximately 20%.
        　　In contrast, France used coal as a source for only 25 units of electricity
in 1980, which was matched by natural gas. The remaining 40 units were produced
largely from oil and nuclear power, with hydro contributing only 5 units. But by
2000 nuclear power, which was not used at all in Australia, had developed into
the main source, producing almost 75% of electricity, at 126 units, while coal
and together produced only 50 units. Other source were no longer
significant.
        　　Overall, it is clear that by 2000 these two countries relied on different
principal fuel sources: Australia relied on coal and France on nuclear
power.