This statistic shows the use of net imports for the purposes of generating electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017. The figures show an overall decline in the amount of fuel used for the purposes of generating electricity in recent years, from 87.39 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2005, to 65.49 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2017.
Total amount of fuel used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 26, 2018). Total amount of fuel used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 16, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/427996/total-fuels-used-used-in-electricity-generation-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total amount of fuel used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 26, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/427996/total-fuels-used-used-in-electricity-generation-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2018). Total amount of fuel used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 16, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/427996/total-fuels-used-used-in-electricity-generation-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Total Amount of Fuel Used to Generate Electricity in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2005 to 2017 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/427996/total-fuels-used-used-in-electricity-generation-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Total amount of fuel used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/427996/total-fuels-used-used-in-electricity-generation-uk/ (last visited May 16, 2024)
Total amount of fuel used to generate electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2005 to 2017 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 26, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/427996/total-fuels-used-used-in-electricity-generation-uk/