The annual consumption of nuclear electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) has fluctuated between 1970 to 2021. Nuclear energy consumption nearly tripled between 1970 and 2000, though it has since been on the decline. The total consumption of nuclear energy for electricity generation in 2021 amounted to 9.9 million tons of oil equivalent, the lowest figure since 1980.
Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (August 1, 2022). Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 21, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. August 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 21, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual Nuclear Electricity Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Aug 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/ (last visited March 21, 2023)
Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, August 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/