This statistic shows the amount of electricity generated in the United Kingdom (UK) using oil as a primary fuel source, from 2005 to 2017. There has been a significant reduction since 2005, with 5.3 terawatt-hours of electricity produced from oil in 2005 compared to just 1.61 terawatt-hours in 2017.
Amount of electricity generated using oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017
(in terawatt-hours)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 26, 2018). Amount of electricity generated using oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/428150/electricity-generated-from-oil-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of electricity generated using oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. July 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428150/electricity-generated-from-oil-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2018). Amount of electricity generated using oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/428150/electricity-generated-from-oil-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Amount of Electricity Generated Using Oil in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2017 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428150/electricity-generated-from-oil-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Amount of electricity generated using oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/428150/electricity-generated-from-oil-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Amount of electricity generated using oil in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/428150/electricity-generated-from-oil-uk/
