In the past decade, electricity consumption in the United Kingdom has been on the decline. Households have consistently ranked as the largest electricity final users in the country. In 2023, households in the UK consumed 93 terawatt-hours of electricity, or roughly 35 percent of the total consumption. Meanwhile, the industrial sector's consumption of electricity has fallen from 117 terawatt-hours in 2005 to 86 terawatt-hours in 2023.
Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2023, by final user
(in terawatt-hours)
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GOV.UK. (July 30, 2024). Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2023, by final user (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 30, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550592/uk-electricity-consumption-by-final-users/
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