Electricity generated from coal has declined in the United Kingdom. Between 2005 and 2018, figures decreased by approximately 118 terawatt hours. Output from renewable sources has notably increased while coal phased out of the energy supply system.

The construction sector in the United Kingdom was responsible for consuming some 334,000 metric tons of oil equivalent renewable and waste energy in 2018. Renewable energy consumption had notably increased since 1990, when only 7,000 metric tons of renewable energy were used.

This statistic displays the total indigenous production of wind, solar, and hydro energy in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2018, in million metric tons of oil equivalent (Mtoe). It shows that indigenous production of energy from these renewables started to increase noticeably from 2010, and by 2018 amounted to 6.49 Mtoe.

The UK's energy use by industry (SIC 2007 group - around 130 categories), source (for example, industrial and domestic combustion, aircraft, road transport and so on - around 80 categories) and fuel (for example, anthracite, peat, natural gas and so on - around 20 categories), 1990 to 2022.

United Kingdom Energy Supply: Coal data was reported at 1,199.897 TOE th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 3,113.194 TOE th for Mar 2018. United Kingdom Energy Supply: Coal data is updated quarterly, averaging 8,630.428 TOE th from Mar 1998 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 13,705.846 TOE th in Mar 2006 and a record low of 1,199.897 TOE th in Jun 2018. United Kingdom Energy Supply: Coal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.RB003: Energy Supply.

This statistic displays the normalized electricity generation from wind the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent. It shows that the electricity generation increased over this period, from 967 thousand metric tons of oil equivalent in 2010 to approximately 4.8 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2018.

The statistic shows the amount of power generated by Centrica Energy sources in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2013 to 2018, in terawatt hours. 2018 was the only year during the period that the amount of power generated was less than 15 terawatt hours. Nuclear power generation was consistently higher than both thermal and renewable energy.

United Kingdom Energy Supply: Imports: Natural Gas data was reported at 7,294.282 TOE th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 16,726.373 TOE th for Mar 2018. United Kingdom Energy Supply: Imports: Natural Gas data is updated quarterly, averaging 7,181.394 TOE th from Mar 1998 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 16,726.373 TOE th in Mar 2018 and a record low of 132.158 TOE th in Sep 1998. United Kingdom Energy Supply: Imports: Natural Gas data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.RB003: Energy Supply.

United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Unit in Oil Equivalent: Coal data was reported at 0.699 Ton mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 0.421 Ton mn for Aug 2018. United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Unit in Oil Equivalent: Coal data is updated monthly, averaging 3.126 Ton mn from Apr 1993 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 306 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6.188 Ton mn in Dec 1995 and a record low of 0.371 Ton mn in Jun 2018. United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Unit in Oil Equivalent: Coal data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.RB004: Energy Consumption.

United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Commercial: OF: Electricity data was reported at 1,498.880 TOE th in Jun 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 1,757.800 TOE th for Mar 2018. United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Commercial: OF: Electricity data is updated quarterly, averaging 1,578.329 TOE th from Mar 1998 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 82 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,039.580 TOE th in Mar 2004 and a record low of 1,242.046 TOE th in Sep 1998. United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Commercial: OF: Electricity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.RB006: Energy Consumption: by Industrial Consuming Group.

United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Miscellaneous: OF: Electricity data was reported at 0.000 TOE th in Jun 2018. This stayed constant from the previous number of 0.000 TOE th for Mar 2018. United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Miscellaneous: OF: Electricity data is updated quarterly, averaging 0.000 TOE th from Mar 1998 (Median) to Jun 2018, with 82 observations. United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Miscellaneous: OF: Electricity data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.RB006: Energy Consumption: by Industrial Consuming Group.

United Kingdom Energy Supply: Imports: Manufactured Fuels data was reported at 197.531 TOE th in Mar 2018. This records a decrease from the previous number of 225.257 TOE th for Dec 2017. United Kingdom Energy Supply: Imports: Manufactured Fuels data is updated quarterly, averaging 132.983 TOE th from Mar 1998 (Median) to Mar 2018, with 81 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 282.224 TOE th in Dec 2016 and a record low of 0.788 TOE th in Sep 2009. United Kingdom Energy Supply: Imports: Manufactured Fuels data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s UK – Table UK.RB003: Energy Supply.

Renewable energy share (RES) used in gross final electricity consumption in the United Kingdom almost doubled over the years. In 2018, 30.9 percent of the gross final energy consumption for electricity was covered by renewable energy. This is up from 17.8 percent in 2014.

Coal amount used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom presented a trend of decline with some oscillation, peaking in 2006 at approximately 36 million metric tons of oil equivalent. From 2007 to 2009, coal volume used declined to roughly 25 million metric tons of oil equivalent and remained stable until 2011. In 2012, coal volume used to generate electricity inclined to nearly 34 million metric tons of oil equivalent. Figures continuously dropped on the following years, reaching 4.34 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2018.

United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Unit in Oil Equivalent: sa: Total data was reported at 194.707 Ton mn in Sep 2018. This records an increase from the previous number of 192.600 Ton mn for Aug 2018. United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Unit in Oil Equivalent: sa: Total data is updated monthly, averaging 223.251 Ton mn from Apr 1993 (Median) to Sep 2018, with 306 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 261.570 Ton mn in Jun 1998 and a record low of 184.233 Ton mn in May 2018. United Kingdom Energy Consumption: Unit in Oil Equivalent: sa: Total data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. The data is categorized under Global Database’s United Kingdom – Table UK.RB004: Energy Consumption.