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Net electricity generation in United Kingdom

Net electricity generation in the United Kingdom was 268 TWh in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 0.5% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 210 countries in 2024.

2024, TWh268
Change on 2023+0.5%
Rank19th of 210Countries ranked
Series high390.22003
Series low253.91982

Net electricity generation in United Kingdom, 1980 to 2024

25030035040019801987199420012008201520241980: 264.9 TWh1981: 258.8 TWh1982: 253.9 TWh1983: 257.1 TWh1984: 261.7 TWh1985: 274.6 TWh1986: 279.1 TWh1987: 283.5 TWh1988: 288.3 TWh1989: 294.6 TWh1990: 297.7 TWh1991: 301.4 TWh1992: 299.6 TWh1993: 300 TWh1994: 302.4 TWh1995: 307.6 TWh1996: 328.5 TWh1997: 326.5 TWh1998: 340.1 TWh1999: 344 TWh2000: 369.3 TWh2001: 377.1 TWh2002: 379.4 TWh2003: 390.2 TWh2004: 386.4 TWh2005: 388.3 TWh2006: 386.3 TWh2007: 386.3 TWh2008: 379.3 TWh2009: 365.7 TWh2010: 372.8 TWh2011: 358 TWh2012: 353.8 TWh2013: 348 TWh2014: 328.4 TWh2015: 329.5 TWh2016: 328.6 TWh2017: 327.6 TWh2018: 323.9 TWh2019: 316.9 TWh2020: 305.3 TWh2021: 299.3 TWh2022: 319.9 TWh2023: 266.7 TWh2024: 268 TWh
TWh. Source: EIA, International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A) via Data Commons. Retrieved 2026-10-11, published 2026-10-11.
All 45 values
PeriodTWh
2024268
2023266.7
2022319.9
2021299.3
2020305.3
2019316.9
2018323.9
2017327.6
2016328.6
2015329.5
2014328.4
2013348
2012353.8
2011358
2010372.8
2009365.7
2008379.3
2007386.3
2006386.3
2005388.3
2004386.4
2003390.2
2002379.4
2001377.1
2000369.3
1999344
1998340.1
1997326.5
1996328.5
1995307.6
1994302.4
1993300
1992299.6
1991301.4
1990297.7
1989294.6
1988288.3
1987283.5
1986279.1
1985274.6
1984261.7
1983257.1
1982253.9
1981258.8
1980264.9

Rankings

Definition

Electricity generated in the year minus the electricity used by the power plants themselves, in terawatt hours (billion kilowatt hours), from the U.S. Energy Information Administration: for countries, its International Energy Statistics; for U.S. states, its survey of utility-scale power plants of 1 megawatt or more (Form EIA-923).

Countries and U.S. states. Generation is not consumption: exporters such as France and Norway generate more than they use. State figures leave out small-scale solar such as rooftop panels, which the country figure for the United States includes, so the states add up to about 2% less than the national total.

How to cite

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A). Retrieved through Data Commons (datacommons.org). https://www.eia.gov/international/data/world. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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What is the net electricity generation in United Kingdom?

Net electricity generation in the United Kingdom was 268 TWh in 2024, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. That is up 0.5% from 2023. That is the 19th highest of 210 countries in 2024.

Where does this figure come from?

U.S. Energy Information Administration. International Energy Statistics: electricity net generation, billion kilowatt hours (series INTL.2-12-BKWH.A). Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-11.

What was the highest net electricity generation in United Kingdom?

390.2 TWh in 2003, the highest value since 1980 in this series.

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