The share of electricity produced from nuclear power in the United Kingdom (UK) amounted to 14.2 percent in 2022. The nuclear share of electricity production peaked in 2016 at more than 21 percent of UK's total power generation and has been on the decline ever since.
In 2022, the consumption of nuclear energy in the UK amounted to 0.43 exajoules.
Nuclear share of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2022
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World Nuclear Association. (August 15, 2023). Nuclear share of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/959608/nuclear-electricity-shares-united-kingdom/
World Nuclear Association. "Nuclear share of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2022." Chart. August 15, 2023. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959608/nuclear-electricity-shares-united-kingdom/
World Nuclear Association. (2023). Nuclear share of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/959608/nuclear-electricity-shares-united-kingdom/
World Nuclear Association. "Nuclear Share of Electricity Production in The United Kingdom from 2007 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Aug 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959608/nuclear-electricity-shares-united-kingdom/
World Nuclear Association, Nuclear share of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/959608/nuclear-electricity-shares-united-kingdom/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Nuclear share of electricity production in the United Kingdom from 2007 to 2022 [Graph], World Nuclear Association, August 15, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/959608/nuclear-electricity-shares-united-kingdom/