Within the next two decades, natural gas is expected to surpass petroleum products as the highest source of final energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK). By 2040, natural gas demand is forecast to reach 43.7 million tons of oil equivalent, up from 41.6 million tons in 2020. The final consumption of electricity in the UK is expected to grow by 30 percent between 2020 and 2040.
Forecast final energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040, by energy type (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)
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Statistics on Electricity consumption in the UK
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (December 7, 2021). Forecast final energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040, by energy type (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 06, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/495010/final-energy-consumption-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Forecast final energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040, by energy type (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. December 7, 2021. Statista. Accessed February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495010/final-energy-consumption-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2021). Forecast final energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040, by energy type (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 06, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/495010/final-energy-consumption-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Forecast Final Energy Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2020 to 2040, by Energy Type (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495010/final-energy-consumption-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Forecast final energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040, by energy type (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/495010/final-energy-consumption-uk/ (last visited February 06, 2023)
Forecast final energy consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2020 to 2040, by energy type (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, December 7, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/495010/final-energy-consumption-uk/