In 2022, the United Kingdom relied on imports for 37.4 percent of the primary fuels it consumed. This was up from a 28 percent dependence in 2020, when the pandemic massively affected transport fuel demand. The primary fuel dependence rate was lowest in the 1990s when the UK still produced significant amounts of oil and gas.
Dependence on primary fuel imports in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2023
Characteristic
Import dependency in percentage
2023
40.8%
2022
37%
2021
38.1%
2020
28.4%
2019
34.2%
2018
36%
2017
36.2%
2016
36.1%
2015
38.3%
2014
47%
2013
48%
2012
43.8%
2011
37.3%
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Import dependency of primary fuels is the relation between the net imports and the gross inland consumption of primary fuels. The calculating formula is: (Net imports x 100) / Gross inland consumption. An import dependency of 100 percent means that all the gross inland consumption of primary fuels was covered by imports, a dependency of 50 percent means half of the consumption was covered by imports.
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 30, 2024). Dependence on primary fuel imports in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/552298/import-dependency-primary-fuels-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Dependence on primary fuel imports in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2023." Chart. July 30, 2024. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552298/import-dependency-primary-fuels-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2024). Dependence on primary fuel imports in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552298/import-dependency-primary-fuels-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Dependence on Primary Fuel Imports in The United Kingdom (Uk) in Selected Years from 1970 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Jul 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552298/import-dependency-primary-fuels-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Dependence on primary fuel imports in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552298/import-dependency-primary-fuels-uk/ (last visited April 25, 2025)
Dependence on primary fuel imports in the United Kingdom (UK) in selected years from 1970 to 2023 [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 30, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/552298/import-dependency-primary-fuels-uk/
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