In the past decade, households have consistently ranked as the largest electricity final users in the United Kingdom. In 2021, households in the UK consumed nearly 109 terawatt-hours of electricity, or roughly 38 percent of the total consumption. Meanwhile, the industrial sector's consumption of electricity has been on the decline, falling from 117 terawatt-hours in 2005 to 85 terawatt hours in 2021.
Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021, by final user (in terawatt-hours)
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Statistics on Electricity consumption in the UK
Overview
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- Basic Statistic Global electricity consumption 1980-2021
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Segments
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- Basic Statistic Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) 1970-2021, by final user
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Imports
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Energy bills
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK. (July 28, 2022). Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021, by final user (in terawatt-hours) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 22, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/550592/uk-electricity-consumption-by-final-users/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, und GOV.UK. "Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021, by final user (in terawatt-hours)." Chart. July 28, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550592/uk-electricity-consumption-by-final-users/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, GOV.UK. (2022). Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021, by final user (in terawatt-hours). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 22, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/550592/uk-electricity-consumption-by-final-users/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, and GOV.UK. "Electricity Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2021, by Final User (in Terawatt-hours)." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Jul 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550592/uk-electricity-consumption-by-final-users/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy & GOV.UK, Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021, by final user (in terawatt-hours) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/550592/uk-electricity-consumption-by-final-users/ (last visited March 22, 2023)
Electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021, by final user (in terawatt-hours) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, & GOV.UK, July 28, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/550592/uk-electricity-consumption-by-final-users/