UK households consume over 100 terawatt-hours of electricity every year. In 2021, domestic electricity consumption amounted to approximately 108.8 terawatt-hours, an increase of roughly one percent in comparison to the previous year. Despite this growth, household electricity consumption in the UK has been annually declining for most of the century.
Electricity consumption by households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)
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Statistics on Electricity consumption in the UK
Overview
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Segments
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- Basic Statistic Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2021, by final user
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Imports
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Energy bills
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- 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
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (March 31, 2022). Electricity consumption by households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/323410/domestic-electricity-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Electricity consumption by households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323410/domestic-electricity-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2022). Electricity consumption by households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/323410/domestic-electricity-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Electricity Consumption by Households in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2000 to 2021 (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323410/domestic-electricity-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Electricity consumption by households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/323410/domestic-electricity-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Electricity consumption by households in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2021 (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/323410/domestic-electricity-volumes-in-the-united-kingdom-uk/