Consumption of solar energy in the United Kingdom increased significantly over the last few years, totaling around one million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2021. This was an decrease of 65 thousand metric tons compared to the previous year.
Solar energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021
(In thousand metric tons of oil equivalent)
Characteristic
Energy consumption in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (June 9, 2023). Solar energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021 (In thousand metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/504021/energy-consumption-of-energy-from-solar-pv-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Solar energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021 (In thousand metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. June 9, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504021/energy-consumption-of-energy-from-solar-pv-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2023). Solar energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021 (In thousand metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/504021/energy-consumption-of-energy-from-solar-pv-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Solar Energy Use in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2021 (In Thousand Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504021/energy-consumption-of-energy-from-solar-pv-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Solar energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021 (In thousand metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/504021/energy-consumption-of-energy-from-solar-pv-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Solar energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2021 (In thousand metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), June 9, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/504021/energy-consumption-of-energy-from-solar-pv-uk/
