Renewable energy share in United Kingdom
Renewable sources provided 12.2% of final energy consumption in United Kingdom in 2021.
United Kingdom, 2021
12.2%
Change from 2020
−1.4percentage points
World, 2020
19.7%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2021
19.8%
Position in 2021
134th of 212
Renewable energy share in United Kingdom over time
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% of total final energy consumption. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | United Kingdom | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 12.2% | – |
| 2020 | 13.6% | 19.7% |
| 2019 | 11.4% | 18.6% |
| 2018 | 10.2% | 18.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | 17.6% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | 17.4% |
| 2014 | 6.6% | 17.3% |
| 2013 | 5.2% | 17.2% |
| 2012 | 4.2% | 16.9% |
| 2011 | 4.0% | 16.7% |
| 2010 | 3.2% | 16.7% |
| 2009 | 3.0% | 17.1% |
| 2008 | 2.4% | 16.7% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | 16.5% |
| 2006 | 1.6% | 16.7% |
| 2005 | 1.4% | 16.6% |
| 2004 | 1.1% | 16.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | 17.1% |
| 2002 | 1.0% | 17.2% |
| 2001 | 0.8% | 17.2% |
| 2000 | 1.0% | 17.5% |
| 1999 | 0.9% | 17.9% |
| 1998 | 1.0% | 17.6% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −1.4 percentage points from 13.6% in 2020.
- Since 2011, when it was 4.0%, the figure has changed by +8.2 percentage points.
- Among the 212 countries with data for 2021, United Kingdom has the 134th highest value.
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Access to electricity
100.0%
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Energy import dependency
34.8%
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Electricity price for households
€0.2203 per kWh
H1 2020 · Eurostat
Natural gas price for households
€0.0476 per kWh
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Clean cooking access
100.0%
2024 · World Bank
Fossil electricity share
32.2%
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