global population increased by roughly 75 percent. Growth in industrialization and electricity access across the globe have further boosted electricity demand.
The world's electricity consumption has continuously grown over the past half a century, reaching approximately 25,300 terawatt-hours in 2021. Between 1980 and 2021, electricity consumption more than tripled, while the Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)
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Statistics on Electricity consumption in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Global electricity consumption 1980-2021
- Basic Statistic Global electricity consumption 2021, by country
- Basic Statistic Per capita electricity consumption worldwide 2021, by selected country
- Premium Statistic Electricity production in the United Kingdom 2010-2021, by source
- Premium Statistic Projected final energy consumption in the UK 2021-2040, by type
Supply & demand
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- Premium Statistic Net electricity supply in the United Kingdom 1970-2021
- Basic Statistic Final electricity consumption in the UK 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity demand in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption in the UK 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2002-2021, by type of generator
- Premium Statistic Monthly electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 2014-2022
Segments
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- Basic Statistic Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2021, by final user
- Basic Statistic Domestic electricity consumption in the United Kingdom 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Household electricity consumption in Great Britain 2021, by region
- Premium Statistic Energy industry use of electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity consumption for iron and steel production in the UK 2000-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity consumption in transportation in the United Kingdom 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Electricity losses in transmission in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2021
Imports
3
Energy bills
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- Basic Statistic Electricity sales in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic Annual domestic electricity bill in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Annual domestic standard electricity bill in the UK 2010-2021, by payment method
- Basic Statistic Household electricity expenditure in the United Kingdom 2010-2021
- Basic Statistic Industry expenditure on electricity in the United Kingdom 1970-2021
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- Sub-Saharan Africa's residential electricity demand projection 2010-2040
- Sub-Saharan Africa's electricity demand projection by sector 2010-2040
- Growth rate of energy consumption in China 2010-2020
- Daily energy consumption in China 1990-2019
- Annual per capita energy consumption of households in China 2008-2019 (SCE)
- Plant load factor of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Plant load factor of all power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Power consumption in China 2019
- Non-ferrous metals industry electricity demand in Japan 2015, by region
- Plant load factor of conventional thermal stations in the UK 2012-2021
- Plant load factor of nuclear stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Plant load factor of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the UK 2010-2021
- Projected electricity use in the U.S. 2021-2050
- U.S. electricity demand response program share by sector 2014
- Share of energy consumption in GCC 2016 by sector
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- Sub-Saharan Africa's electricity demand projection by sector 2010-2040
- Growth rate of energy consumption in China 2010-2020
- Daily energy consumption in China 1990-2019
- Annual per capita energy consumption of households in China 2008-2019 (SCE)
- Plant load factor of coal fired stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Plant load factor of all power stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Power consumption in China 2019
- Non-ferrous metals industry electricity demand in Japan 2015, by region
- Plant load factor of conventional thermal stations in the UK 2012-2021
- Plant load factor of nuclear stations in the United Kingdom (UK) 2010-2021
- Plant load factor of combined cycle gas turbine stations in the UK 2010-2021
- Projected electricity use in the U.S. 2021-2050
- U.S. electricity demand response program share by sector 2014
- Share of energy consumption in GCC 2016 by sector
EIA. (December 2, 2022). Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 31, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/
EIA. "Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. December 2, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/
EIA. (2022). Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 31, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/
EIA. "Net Electricity Consumption Worldwide in Select Years from 1980 to 2021 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 2 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/
EIA, Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/ (last visited March 31, 2023)
Net electricity consumption worldwide in select years from 1980 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], EIA, December 2, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/280704/world-power-consumption/