Electricity generation — all countries

Electricity generation — United Kingdom

Electricity generation in the United Kingdom in 2025 — 292.31 TWh. Ranked 15 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 22.5%.

2025 292.31 TWh +2.87% vs 2024
World rank 15of 91
Period maximum 398.35 TWh2005
Period minimum 284.16 TWh2024

Trend over time

2000–2025 · terawatt-hours

Electricity generation — United Kingdom, 2000–20252503003504002000200320062009201220152018202120242000: 377.06 TWh2001: 384.77 TWh2002: 387.24 TWh2003: 398.21 TWh2004: 393.92 TWh2005: 398.35 TWh2006: 397.27 TWh2007: 396.81 TWh2008: 388.96 TWh2009: 376.76 TWh2010: 382.06 TWh2011: 367.97 TWh2012: 363.87 TWh2013: 358.28 TWh2014: 338.08 TWh2015: 338.87 TWh2016: 339.18 TWh2017: 338.22 TWh2018: 333.76 TWh2019: 327.19 TWh2020: 310.3 TWh2021: 307.9 TWh2022: 324.58 TWh2023: 292.53 TWh2024: 284.16 TWh2025: 292.31 TWh
Change over the period: −84.75 (−22.48%) Average annual rate: -1.01 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: United Kingdom

United Kingdom 292.31 TWh
Europe & Central Asia computed 5,271.32 TWh
Northern Europe computed 792.61 TWh
Electricity generation — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year TWh Change Change, %
2025 292.31 +8.15 +2.87%
2024 284.16 −8.37 −2.86%
2023 292.53 −32.05 −9.87%
2022 324.58 +16.68 +5.42%
2021 307.9 −2.4 −0.77%
2020 310.3 −16.89 −5.16%
2019 327.19 −6.57 −1.97%
2018 333.76 −4.46 −1.32%
2017 338.22 −0.96 −0.28%
2016 339.18 +0.31 +0.09%
2015 338.87 +0.79 +0.23%
2014 338.08 −20.2 −5.64%
2013 358.28 −5.59 −1.54%
2012 363.87 −4.1 −1.11%
2011 367.97 −14.09 −3.69%
2010 382.06 +5.3 +1.41%
2009 376.76 −12.2 −3.14%
2008 388.96 −7.85 −1.98%
2007 396.81 −0.46 −0.12%
2006 397.27 −1.08 −0.27%
2005 398.35 +4.43 +1.12%
2004 393.92 −4.29 −1.08%
2003 398.21 +10.97 +2.83%
2002 387.24 +2.47 +0.64%
2001 384.77 +7.71 +2.04%
2000 377.06

Northern Europe, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Gross electricity generation from all sources over the year, in terawatt-hours. One terawatt-hour is a billion kilowatt-hours, roughly the annual consumption of three hundred thousand European households. The indicator answers the question of scale, while the shares of sources answer the question of composition, and the two should not be confused: France has a higher nuclear share than the United States, yet generates half as much electricity at nuclear plants. This is the series that serves as the weight when world and regional source shares are computed: percentages cannot be added up without it.

Important: Gross generation, before deducting the plants' own use and network losses; demand is therefore lower than generation by the amount of the losses, with an adjustment for imports. The series starts in 2000.

Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.