Breakdown of electricity supply in the UK 2015-2020, by source

Published by
Bruna Alves,
Feb 22, 2022
Renewable sources were the greatest contributor to the United Kingdom's power mix in 2020, with a combined share of 43.1 percent. This was the first year in which renewables surpassed natural gas. Wind and solar registered the largest contribution among renewable sources. Meanwhile, natural gas accounted for roughly 36 percent of the UK's electricity generation that year.

Distribution of electricity generation in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2015 to 2020, by source

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Release date

July 2021

Region

United Kingdom

Survey time period

2015 to 2020

Supplementary notes

This statistic has been assembled using several editions of the report.

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