Natural gas consumption for energy use in the United Kingdom amounted to 66.5 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 2022, the lowest figure since the beginning of the century. Consumption of natural gas for energy use increased significantly from 1970 to 2000, rising from 11.3 million metric tons of oil equivalent to 95.9 million metric tons of oil equivalent.
Natural gas consumption for energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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Natural gas in the UKGOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 27, 2023). Natural gas consumption for energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 02, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549121/natural-gas-consumption-for-energy-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Natural gas consumption for energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 27, 2023. Statista. Accessed May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549121/natural-gas-consumption-for-energy-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2023). Natural gas consumption for energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 02, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549121/natural-gas-consumption-for-energy-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Natural Gas Consumption for Energy Use in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2022 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549121/natural-gas-consumption-for-energy-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Natural gas consumption for energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549121/natural-gas-consumption-for-energy-uk/ (last visited May 02, 2024)
Natural gas consumption for energy use in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2022 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 27, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549121/natural-gas-consumption-for-energy-uk/