UK: nuclear energy consumption 2021

Nuclear energy consumption in the United Kingdom amounted to 410 petajoules in 2021, down by 50 petajoules from the previous year. During the period in consideration, figures presented a trend of decline, peaking at nearly one exajoule in 1998 and reaching the record low in 2021.

Nuclear energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1998 to 2021 (in exajoules)

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Release date

June 2022

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

1998 to 2021

Supplementary notes

Figures refer to gross generation and do not account for cross-border electricity supply. According to the source, the data was converted on the basis of thermal equivalence: the amount of fuel required by thermal power stations to produce the indicated electricity output.

This statistic was compiled using several releases of the publication.
Figures were restated based on the latest edition of the report.

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