IELTS Task 1 bar chart: Renewable energy share
The main features of this bar chart: Norway and Iceland have much higher renewable-energy proportions than Germany and Australia. Norway shows the largest overall rise and reaches about 78% in 2007.
6 students’ answers below, each marked by Axiom, from band 4.5 to 8.0. Updated on 13 August 2026.
The question
The bar chart below shows the proportion of renewable energy of total supply in 2000, 2004, and 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparison where relevant.
Show the data
| 2000 | 2004 | 2007 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 9 | 10 | 9 |
| Germany | 12 | 16 | 18 |
| Norway | 62 | 66 | 78 |
| Iceland | 52 | 59 | 56 |
What your overview should cover
An answer reaches the higher Task Achievement bands only with a clear overview of the main features, not every number. For this bar chart, that means:
- Norway and Iceland have much higher renewable-energy proportions than Germany and Australia.
- Norway shows the largest overall rise and reaches about 78% in 2007.
- Germany rises steadily from about 12% to 18%.
- Iceland peaks around 59% in 2004, then falls to about 56%; Australia remains near 9–10%.
Students’ answers on this question, marked by Axiom
Real answers, shared without their writers’ names, newest first. Each opens with its revisions marked in place. Estimated by AI. It isn’t an official IELTS score.
Overall band, an AI estimate: 4.5
Answer #6
Task achievement 5.0, coherence 4.0, vocabulary 5.0, grammar 5.0
The given bar chart shows the percentage of renewable energy of total supply in four different countries- Australia, Germany, Norway and Iceland in the years 2000, 2004…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 5.5
Answer #5
Task achievement 6.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 5.0
The bar chart details the proportion of renewable energy of total supply in 200, 2004, and 2007. Overall, it was Norway that dominated in three years, closely followed by…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.5
Answer #4
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The bar chart shows changes in the percentage of renewable energy of total supply in 2000,2004 and 2007. Overall, the percentage of renewable energy in both Norway and…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 6.0
Answer #3
Task achievement 7.0, coherence 6.0, vocabulary 6.0, grammar 5.0
The bar charts illustrates the proportion of renewable energy of total supply in four different countries ( Australia, Germany, Norway, and Iceland) in 2000, 2004 and…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 8.0
Answer #2
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 8.0, vocabulary 8.0, grammar 8.0
The bar chart compares the share of renewable energy of the total supply in four different countries in 2000, 2004, and 2007. Overall, more than half of all power in…
Overall band, an AI estimate: 7.0
Answer #1
Task achievement 8.0, coherence 7.0, vocabulary 7.0, grammar 7.0
The provided bar chart illustrates the percentage of renewable energy in several countries – Norway, Iceland, Australia and Germany – in various years. Overall, the most…
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