This statistic shows the electricity generated from bioenergy sources in the United Kingdom in 2019, in Gigawatt hours (GWh). Plant biomass generated the most electricity this year, amounting to 22,897 Gigawatt hours. This was far more electricity than was generated by other bioenergy sources.
Electricity generation from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in Gigawatt hours), by source
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 25, 2019). Electricity generation from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in Gigawatt hours), by source [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/782197/bioenergy-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Electricity generation from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in Gigawatt hours), by source." Chart. July 25, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782197/bioenergy-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Electricity generation from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in Gigawatt hours), by source. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/782197/bioenergy-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Electricity Generation from Bioenergy in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2018 (in Gigawatt Hours), by Source." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782197/bioenergy-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Electricity generation from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in Gigawatt hours), by source Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/782197/bioenergy-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 27, 2024)
Electricity generation from bioenergy in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2018 (in Gigawatt hours), by source [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 25, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/782197/bioenergy-source-electricity-generation-united-kingdom-uk/