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The graph below shows the production levels of main fuels in a European country from 1981 to 2000.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
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WhyThis is aLine graph — it asks you to report the main trends and changes over time.
SoWe split the points intoOverview(the main trends over the period)andKey features(figures and comparisons worth reporting).
Throughout the period, the amount of petroleum fluctuated, and natural gas experienced an increase, while the figure for coal was on a downward trajectory .
In addition, petroleum was the most produced fuel source every year.
Coal production, meanwhile, plummeted to 50 tonnes in 1985 after a first few years of stability.
The volume of natural gas was virtually unchanged until 1990.
Meanwhile, the production level of natural gas soared from 1997 onwards, finally peaking at 80 tonnes.
After 1990, petroleum production rose again to achieve the highest point of 135 tonnes in 1996.
The volume of coal manufactured continued declining until hitting an all-time low of 40 tonnes in 2000, making it the smallest figure at the end of the 20-year period.
This was two-thirds the data of petroleum and twice that of coal.
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The volume of natural gas was virtually unchanged until 1990.
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