Fossil fuel dependency in the United Kingdom reached 76.5 percent in 2020. This is a decrease of nearly two percent from the previous year. Fossil fuel dependence describes the proportion of energy consumption attributable to fossil fuels. Figures amounted to 96.5 percent in 1970 and fell to less than 92 percent in 1985.
Fossil fuel dependence in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020*
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 29, 2021). Fossil fuel dependence in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/418202/fossil-fuel-dependence-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Fossil fuel dependence in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020*." Chart. July 29, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418202/fossil-fuel-dependence-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2021). Fossil fuel dependence in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/418202/fossil-fuel-dependence-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Fossil Fuel Dependence in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Jul 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418202/fossil-fuel-dependence-united-kingdom/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Fossil fuel dependence in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/418202/fossil-fuel-dependence-united-kingdom/ (last visited May 17, 2022)