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2 pointsOverall, petroleum and coal production both fluctuated over the period, whereas natural gas output rose steadily.
Find in essay Among the three, petroleum had the highest production throughout the entire period.
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The graph below shows the production levels of the main kinds of fuel in the UK between 1981 and 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).
Overall, petroleum and coal production both fluctuated over the period, whereas natural gas output rose steadily.
Among the three, petroleum had the highest production throughout the entire period.
Between 1981 and 1986, petroleum surged from around 90 energy units to a peak of approximately 140, before declining to about 100 units by 1991.
It then recovered to roughly 140 units again by the mid-1990s, settling slightly lower at around 135 units in 2000.
Coal production, in contrast, plunged from 80 units in 1981 to a trough of 38 units in 1984, rebounded to about 60 units between 1986 and 1991, and thereafter trended downward to finish at roughly 38 units in 2000.
Coal production, in contrast, plunged from 80 units in 1981 to a trough of 38 units in 1984, rebounded to about 60 units between 1986 and 1991, and thereafter trended downward to finish at roughly 38 units in 2000.
Coal production, in contrast, plunged from 80 units in 1981 to a trough of 38 units in 1984, rebounded to about 60 units between 1986 and 1991, and thereafter trended downward to finish at roughly 38 units in 2000.
Natural gas began at about 40 energy units in 1981, remained relatively flat throughout the 1980s, and then climbed rapidly from the early 1990s.
By 1996 it had reached around 80 units and continued upward to approximately 100 units by 2000.
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Overall, while the production of petroleum and natural gas witnessed an upward shift, that of coal took the opposite direction.
Coal production, in contrast, plunged from 80 units in 1981 to a trough of 38 units in 1984, rebounded to about 60 units between 1986 and 1991, and thereafter trended downward to finish at roughly 38 units in 2000.
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Overall, despite significant fluctuation, petroleum remained the most important energy source in this country.
Overall, petroleum and coal production both fluctuated over the period, whereas natural gas output rose steadily.
Thereafter, the level of petroleum production fluctuated with an upward trend, ending the period with 140 million units and still ranking first.
Conversely, the trend for coal was generally downward, as its figure hit a low of approximately 35 energy units in 2000.
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