Primary energy demand is forecasted to fluctuate in the United Kingdom, peaking at 204 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2015. Between 2015 and 2040, figures presented a trend of decline, reaching the record low at 178 million metric tons of oil equivalent. However, primary energy demand is projected to increase to 183 million metric tons of oil equivalent by 2040. At that time, fossil fuels such as natural gas and oil are forecasted to be the main primary energy sources in the UK. By comparison, renewables and waste sources primary energy demand is expected to be less than a half of the natural gas' demand.
Projected primary energy demand in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040*
(in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
Characteristic
Energy demand in million metric tons of oil equivalent
* Includes all uses of energy products in the United Kingdom. Projected data is taken from the reference scenario, which is based on central estimates of economic growth and fossil fuel prices and contains all agreed policies where decisions on policy design are sufficiently advanced to allow robust estimates of impact (i.e. including 'planned' policies).
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (December 7, 2021). Projected primary energy demand in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 17, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/494938/projected-primary-energy-demand-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projected primary energy demand in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. December 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494938/projected-primary-energy-demand-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Projected primary energy demand in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 17, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/494938/projected-primary-energy-demand-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Projected Primary Energy Demand in The United Kingdom (Uk) 2015 to 2040* (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494938/projected-primary-energy-demand-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Projected primary energy demand in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/494938/projected-primary-energy-demand-uk/ (last visited July 17, 2024)
Projected primary energy demand in the United Kingdom (UK) 2015 to 2040* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, December 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/494938/projected-primary-energy-demand-uk/