UK: fuel used in electricity generation 2022

The United Kingdom's reliance on fossil fuels to generate electricity decreased over the years, in particular regarding coal. In 2022, the country used 1.4 million metric tons of oil equivalent worth of coal, compared to almost 29 million tons two decades earlier. That year, gas was the main fuel used, with some 22 million tons of oil equivalent.

Fuel used for electricity generation in the United Kingdom from 2000 to 2022, by type (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)

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Release date

March 2023

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Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2000 to 2022

Special properties

Figures include fuel used by major and smaller power producers.

Supplementary notes

* Provisional data.
This statistic using original data from the Government Digital Service and includes copyright material licensed under © Crown, the Open Government License v3.0

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