IELTS Writing Task 1: Sources of Household Energy in a Country

The two pie charts below show the sources of energy used by households in one country in 2000 and in 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Each chart is divided into five sources: gas, electricity from coal, electricity from renewables, oil and wood. In 2000, gas provided the largest share at 40 per cent, followed by electricity from coal at 30 per cent, oil at 15 per cent, wood at 10 per cent and renewable electricity at just 5 per cent. By 2020, renewable electricity had risen sharply to 30 per cent, while electricity from coal had fallen to 10 per cent. Gas remained important but declined to 35 per cent, oil dropped to 15 per cent and wood fell to 10 per cent.