The graph shows the production levels of the main kinds of fuel in the UK between 1981 and 2000

The line chart given provides information about the production levels of the main kinds of fuel in the UK during the 19-year period, starting from 1981.

From an overall perspective, while there were upward trends in petroleum and natural gas, the opposite was true for coal. Moreover, petroleum stood out with significantly higher figures compared to other types of fuel throughout the survey timespan.

In 1981, the fuel called petroleum was the highest, at about 94 million tonnes, followed by coal with a figure of 80 million tonnes. In comparison, the figure for natural gas was significantly lower, at approximately 39 million tonnes.

In the next 19 years, the amount of petroleum witnessed a remarkable variation, reaching a peak of 140 million tonnes from 1984 to 1984 but decreased considerably in the 6 years , at 100 million tonnes before rising sharply to the same levels as in 1984. Similarly, natural gas remained unchanged from 1981 to 1990 before growing slightly in the next 10 years, reaching about 101 million tonnes in 2000. Finally, the figure for coal decreased dramatically , at about nearly 36,5 million tonnes after dropping considerably in 1984.

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