The United Kingdom's reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity decreased over the years, in particular regarding coal. In 2022, the country used 1.4 million metric tons of oil equivalent worth of coal, compared to almost 29 million tons two decades earlier. That year, gas was the main fuel used, with some 22 million tons of oil equivalent.
Fuel used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022, by type
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
Characteristic
Gas
Bioenergy
Nuclear
Wind
Other fuels
Coal
Solar
Oil
Hydro (natural flow)
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GOV.UK. (March 30, 2023). Fuel used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/427870/fuels-used-electricity-generation/
GOV.UK. "Fuel used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) ." Chart. March 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/427870/fuels-used-electricity-generation/
GOV.UK. (2023). Fuel used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/427870/fuels-used-electricity-generation/
GOV.UK. "Fuel Used for Electricity Generation in The United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022, by Type (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent) ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Mar 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/427870/fuels-used-electricity-generation/
GOV.UK, Fuel used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/427870/fuels-used-electricity-generation/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Fuel used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, March 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/427870/fuels-used-electricity-generation/