In 2022, electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) amounted to 325 terawatt-hours, an increase compared to the previous year wherein electricity generation reached the lowest figure in at least three decades, amounting to some 309 terawatt-hours. Since the beginning of the century, electricity generation in the UK peaked at nearly 400 terawatt-hours, recorded in both 2003 and 2005.
Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022
(in terawatt-hours)
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GOV.UK. (December 19, 2023). Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/994700/electricity-generation-united-kingdom/
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Electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1990 to 2022 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 19, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/994700/electricity-generation-united-kingdom/