Net imports of primary fuels in the United Kingdom fluctuated over the years, peaking at 110 million metric tons of oil equivalent in 1970. On the following years, figures declined. In 1985, 1995, as well as 2000 the United Kingdom was net exporting primary fuels. In 2019, net imports of primary fuels in the United Kingdom totaled 70.2 million metric tons of oil equivalent.
Net imports of primary fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2019* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)
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Energy imports in the UKGOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (October 7, 2020). Net imports of primary fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2019* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/552287/net-imports-exports-of-fuels-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Net imports of primary fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2019* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. October 7, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552287/net-imports-exports-of-fuels-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2020). Net imports of primary fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2019* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 19, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/552287/net-imports-exports-of-fuels-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Net Imports of Primary Fuels in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2019* (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 7 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552287/net-imports-exports-of-fuels-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Net imports of primary fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2019* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/552287/net-imports-exports-of-fuels-uk/ (last visited March 19, 2024)
Net imports of primary fuels in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2019* (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, October 7, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/552287/net-imports-exports-of-fuels-uk/