The annual consumption of nuclear electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) has fluctuated between 1970 to 2021. Nuclear energy consumption nearly tripled between 1970 and 2000, though it has since been on the decline. The total consumption of nuclear energy for electricity generation in 2021 amounted to 9.9 million tons of oil equivalent, the lowest figure since 1980.
Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (August 1, 2022). Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. August 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual Nuclear Electricity Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, August 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
