The annual consumption of nuclear electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) has fluctuated between 1970 to 2021. Nuclear energy consumption nearly tripled between 1970 and 2000, though it has since been on the decline. The total consumption of nuclear energy for electricity generation in 2021 amounted to 9.9 million tons of oil equivalent, the lowest figure since 1980.
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GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (August 1, 2022). Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved July 18, 2026, from /statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, und UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. August 1, 2022. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed July 18, 2026. /statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2022). Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 18, 2026. /statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK, and UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Annual Nuclear Electricity Consumption in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 1970 to 2021 (in Million Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 1 Aug 2022, /statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
GOV.UK & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/ (last visited July 18, 2026)
Annual nuclear electricity consumption in the United Kingdom (UK) from 1970 to 2021 (in million metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], GOV.UK, & UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, August 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: /statistics/549130/nuclear-electricity-consumption-uk/
