Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — United Kingdom

Primary energy consumption in the United Kingdom in 2024 — 6.411 quad Btu. Ranked 15 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has fallen by 28.5%.

2024 6.411 quad Btu −0.49% vs 2023
World rank 15of 218
Period maximum 10.207 quad Btu1996
Period minimum 6.411 quad Btu2024

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — United Kingdom, 1980–20246789101119801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 8.967 quad Btu1981: 8.526 quad Btu1982: 8.431 quad Btu1983: 8.455 quad Btu1984: 8.347 quad Btu1985: 8.699 quad Btu1986: 8.958 quad Btu1987: 9.016 quad Btu1988: 9.082 quad Btu1989: 9.107 quad Btu1990: 9.255 quad Btu1991: 9.561 quad Btu1992: 9.481 quad Btu1993: 9.628 quad Btu1994: 9.645 quad Btu1995: 9.674 quad Btu1996: 10.207 quad Btu1997: 9.789 quad Btu1998: 9.823 quad Btu1999: 9.856 quad Btu2000: 9.864 quad Btu2001: 9.943 quad Btu2002: 9.804 quad Btu2003: 9.87 quad Btu2004: 9.895 quad Btu2005: 9.859 quad Btu2006: 9.749 quad Btu2007: 9.393 quad Btu2008: 9.275 quad Btu2009: 8.727 quad Btu2010: 9.098 quad Btu2011: 8.479 quad Btu2012: 8.593 quad Btu2013: 8.515 quad Btu2014: 8.018 quad Btu2015: 8.042 quad Btu2016: 7.987 quad Btu2017: 7.88 quad Btu2018: 7.844 quad Btu2019: 7.614 quad Btu2020: 6.714 quad Btu2021: 6.865 quad Btu2022: 6.756 quad Btu2023: 6.442 quad Btu2024: 6.411 quad Btu
Change over the period: −2.557 (−28.51%) Average annual rate: -0.76 %

Comparison, 2024

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

United Kingdom 6.411 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Europe & Central Asia computed 114.383 quad Btu
Northern Europe computed 11.83 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 272.729 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — United Kingdom, by year United Kingdom All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 6.411 −0.031 −0.49%
2023 6.442 −0.314 −4.64%
2022 6.756 −0.11 −1.6%
2021 6.865 +0.152 +2.26%
2020 6.714 −0.9 −11.82%
2019 7.614 −0.23 −2.93%
2018 7.844 −0.036 −0.46%
2017 7.88 −0.107 −1.33%
2016 7.987 −0.055 −0.68%
2015 8.042 +0.023 +0.29%
2014 8.018 −0.496 −5.83%
2013 8.515 −0.079 −0.91%
2012 8.593 +0.114 +1.35%
2011 8.479 −0.618 −6.8%
2010 9.098 +0.37 +4.25%
2009 8.727 −0.548 −5.91%
2008 9.275 −0.119 −1.26%
2007 9.393 −0.356 −3.65%
2006 9.749 −0.11 −1.11%
2005 9.859 −0.036 −0.36%
2004 9.895 +0.025 +0.25%
2003 9.87 +0.067 +0.68%
2002 9.804 −0.14 −1.41%
2001 9.943 +0.08 +0.81%
2000 9.864 +0.008 +0.08%
1999 9.856 +0.033 +0.33%
1998 9.823 +0.035 +0.36%
1997 9.789 −0.418 −4.1%
1996 10.207 +0.533 +5.51%
1995 9.674 +0.029 +0.3%
1994 9.645 +0.016 +0.17%
1993 9.628 +0.147 +1.56%
1992 9.481 −0.08 −0.84%
1991 9.561 +0.306 +3.31%
1990 9.255 +0.148 +1.63%
1989 9.107 +0.025 +0.28%
1988 9.082 +0.066 +0.73%
1987 9.016 +0.058 +0.64%
1986 8.958 +0.259 +2.98%
1985 8.699 +0.352 +4.22%
1984 8.347 −0.108 −1.28%
1983 8.455 +0.024 +0.29%
1982 8.431 −0.095 −1.11%
1981 8.526 −0.442 −4.93%
1980 8.967

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).