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United Kingdom: Electricity generation from fossil fuels

105.09TWh · 2025-43.2% since 2015

Electricity generated from fossil fuels in the year. Annual figures for United Kingdom from 1985 to 2025.

19862025

Every year

YearValue (TWh)Note
2025105.094
202499.65
2023116.26
2022142.12
2021139.31
2020126.43
2019151.27
2018158.56
2017168.99
2016184.44
2015185.17
2014209.82
2013234.46
2012252.22
2011263.79
2010293.74
2009282.42
2008314.53
2007314.1
2006303.72
2005299.8
2004299.78
2003298.83
2002288.27
2001285.14
2000282.09
1999263.4
1998254.57
1997245.34
1996250.51
1995241.78
1994231.3
1993228.04
1992237.92
1991247.1
1990248.27
1989238.08
1988240.48
1987242.68
1986237.22
1985233.04

Source

Published by Ember, produced by Ember. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved 2026-11-05.

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Ember (2026). Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/ember-generation-fossil (accessed 2026-11-07). catalog snapshot 2026-11-05.

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