
United Kingdom: Primary energy production
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| United Kingdom |
Primary energy production |
|---|---|
| Latest value | 3.573 |
| Year | 2024 |
| Measure | quadrillion Btu |
| Data availability | 1980 - 2024 |
| Average | 7.690 |
| Min - Max | 3.573 - 11.918 |
| Source | The U.S. Energy Information Administration |
| Available for | Data download |
The latest value from 2024 is 3.573 quadrillion Btu, a decline from 3.777 quadrillion Btu in 2023. In comparison, the world average is 3.154 quadrillion Btu, based on data from 192 countries. Historically, the average for the United Kingdom from 1980 to 2024 is 7.69 quadrillion Btu. The minimum value, 3.573 quadrillion Btu, was reached in 2024 while the maximum of 11.918 quadrillion Btu was recorded in 1999.
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| Recent values | United Kingdom: Primary energy production |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3.573 |
| 2023 | 3.777 |
| 2022 | 4.265 |
| 2021 | 4.171 |
| 2020 | 4.859 |
| 2019 | 5.024 |
| 2018 | 5.086 |
| 2017 | 4.940 |
Definition: Primary energy is energy found in nature before any human-made transformation. It includes sources like crude oil, coal, natural gas, solar, wind, and hydropower. It represents the raw form of energy used as input for conversion or consumption.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Oil production | 615.78 | 2025 | thousand Barrels Per Day |
| Diesel and heating oil consumption | 551.16 | 2025 | thousand barrels per day |
| Gasoline consumption | 316.86 | 2025 | thousand barrels per day |
| LPG consumption | 69.18 | 2025 | thousand barrels per day |
| Jet fuel consumption | 258.55 | 2025 | thousand barrels per day |
| Coal reserves | 28.66 | 2023 | million short tons |
| Coal production | 117.41 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal consumption | 2,501.41 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal imports | 2,179.00 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Coal exports | 1,192.60 | 2024 | thousand short tons |
| Electricity production capacity | 114.64 | 2024 | million kilowatts |
| Electricity production | 267.98 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity consumption | 274.59 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity imports | 43.73 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Electricity exports | 10.33 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Renewable power capacity | 57.95 | 2024 | million kilowatts |
| Renewable power generation | 140.77 | 2024 | billion kilowatthours |
| Natural gas production | 1.173 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Natural gas consumption | 2.349 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biofuels production | 18.85 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biofuels consumption | 59.184 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Primary energy production | 3.573 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Primary energy consumption | 6.411 | 2024 | quadrillion Btu |
| Biodiesel production | 8.852 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |
| Biodiesel consumption | 32.796 | 2024 | thousand barrels per day |