The two pie charts show the amount of electricity generated by energy source in Scotland for twenty years ago and last year.
The various sources of energy used in Scotland and the amount of energy gained from each of them have not significantly changed when comparing the values from last year and twenty years ago. The greatest amount of electricity was generated from coal, with 41. 4% being generated twenty years ago and 32. 7% being generated last year; however, the sources of the energy generation have spread out more, when looking at last year's data.
Compared to twenty years ago, Scotland has made slight changes to its reliance on certain sources for the generation of electricity. Although the major generator remains as coal (followed again by gas), there has been an increase in the use of oil (from 2. 1% to 4. 0%), nuclear energy (from 19. 6% to 26. 4%) and other renewable sources (from 2. 8% to 5. 1%). The most significant changes would be to the use of oil and other renewable sources, as the use of these two sources last year was almost double the percentage of electricity that was being generated from them twenty years ago.
The two pie charts
show
the amount of
electricity
generated
by
energy
source
in Scotland for twenty years ago and last year.
The various
sources
of
energy
used
in Scotland and the amount of
energy
gained from each of them have not
significantly
changed
when comparing the values from last
year
and twenty years ago.
The
greatest amount of
electricity
was
generated
from coal, with 41. 4% being
generated
twenty years ago and 32. 7% being
generated
last
year
;
however
, the
sources
of the
energy
generation have spread out more, when looking at last year's data.
Compared to twenty years ago, Scotland has made slight
changes
to its reliance on certain
sources
for the generation of
electricity
. Although the major generator remains as coal (followed again by gas), there has been an increase in the
use
of oil (from 2. 1% to 4. 0%), nuclear
energy
(from 19. 6% to 26. 4%) and other renewable
sources
(from 2. 8% to 5. 1%). The most significant
changes
would be to the
use
of oil and other renewable
sources
, as the
use
of these two
sources
last
year
was almost double the percentage of
electricity
that was being
generated
from them twenty years ago.