What does this UK energy production and consumption table measure?

It measures the primary energy produced and consumed in the United Kingdom across indigenous fuels and electricity, including petroleum, natural gas, coal, bioenergy and waste, nuclear power, and wind, solar and hydro.

What units are used for UK energy production and consumption?

Data is published in million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), which standardises different energy sources by their energy content, alongside annualised rates.

How often is UK energy production and consumption data updated?

The figures are published monthly by GOV.UK official statistics and cover monthly time series extending back to 1995.

Does the table include electricity imports to the UK?

Yes, primary electricity net imports are recorded alongside domestic UK nuclear and renewable generation to provide a complete picture of UK primary energy supply.

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UK energy production and consumption by fuel

Name: UK energy production and consumption by fuel
Creator: GOV.UK official statistics
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

What the United Kingdom digs up, pumps and generates for itself each month — North Sea petroleum and natural gas, coal, bioenergy and waste, nuclear electricity and wind, solar and hydro — set against what it actually consumes, on a primary fuel input basis.

Source: GOV.UK official statisticsLast updated: Sep 07, 2026, 18:57Curated by Bui Thanh PhucAbout this data ↓

Indicator	06-2026	05-2026	04-2026	03-2026	02-2026	01-2026	12-2025	11-2025	10-2025	09-2025	08-2025	07-2025	06-2025	05-2025	04-2025	03-2025	02-2025	01-2025	12-2024	11-2024	10-2024	09-2024	08-2024	07-2024	06-2024	05-2024	04-2024	03-2024	02-2024	01-2024	12-2023	11-2023	10-2023	09-2023	08-2023	07-2023	06-2023
Energy production7
Total	6.99	7.06	8.01	8.33	7.91	8.07	8.39	7.97	8.15	6.69	6.78	7.84	7.37	8.08	7.96	8.48	8.07	8.74	8.83	7.89	8.18	7.26	6.94	7.58	6.72	7.96	8.3	8.66	8.18	8.63	9.04	8.28	8.39	7.64	7.41	8.34	7.86
Petroleum	2.35	2.42	2.82	2.9	2.78	2.69	3.05	2.71	2.91	2.18	2.52	3.07	2.57	3.04	3.05	3.08	2.81	3.13	3.14	2.71	2.84	2.57	2.14	2.86	2.38	3	2.92	3.09	2.68	2.96	3.03	3	2.86	2.68	2.69	3.08	2.88
Natural gas	2.23	2.18	2.28	2.5	2.24	2.33	2.39	2.39	2.51	2.09	1.94	2.36	2.17	2.46	2.52	2.65	2.39	2.7	2.75	2.52	2.61	2.17	2.05	2.27	1.84	2.49	2.58	2.76	2.7	2.84	2.88	2.51	2.65	2.43	2.36	2.8	2.65
Bioenergy and waste	1.14	1.14	1.14	1.34	1.34	1.34	1.29	1.29	1.29	1.04	1.04	1.04	1.04	1.04	1.04	1.37	1.37	1.37	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.07	1.07	1.07	1.07	1.07	1.07	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.28	1.28	1.28	1.01	1.01	1.01	0.98
Primary electricity — nuclear	0.49	0.57	0.86	0.65	0.62	0.66	0.64	0.61	0.58	0.49	0.55	0.74	0.73	0.77	0.66	0.65	0.68	0.75	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.78	0.9	0.78	0.78	0.84	0.85	0.64	0.6	0.56	0.83	0.65	0.74	0.85	0.7	0.71	0.77
Primary electricity — wind, solar and hydro	0.77	0.74	0.9	0.93	0.92	1.04	1.01	0.96	0.85	0.88	0.72	0.62	0.85	0.76	0.68	0.72	0.81	0.78	0.93	0.65	0.72	0.66	0.77	0.59	0.64	0.56	0.88	0.82	0.85	0.91	1.02	0.79	0.81	0.63	0.62	0.71	0.55
Coal	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0	0	0	0	0.01	0	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.03
Energy consumption8
Total	11.32	11.76	12.53	14.89	15.36	16.67	15.73	14.73	13.68	11.9	11.06	11.42	11.45	12.01	12.67	14.54	15.75	17.52	15.96	15.42	13.86	11.8	11.4	11.55	11.56	12.31	13.68	14.98	15.08	17.05	16.11	15.05	13.24	11.78	11.51	11.15	11.68
Petroleum	5.25	5.06	4.92	5.26	5.24	4.76	5.22	5.15	5.43	5.59	5.23	5.34	5.48	5.48	5.18	4.8	5.12	5	5.16	4.98	5.57	5.13	5.38	5.21	5.22	5.38	5.35	4.95	5.06	5.08	5.1	5.09	5.26	5.18	5.21	4.85	5.29
Natural gas	2.85	3.36	3.91	5.78	6.45	8.05	6.68	5.93	4.68	3.11	2.66	2.8	2.56	3.13	4.22	6.11	7.03	8.82	7.04	6.91	4.69	3.31	2.5	2.98	2.83	3.41	4.56	6.07	6.17	8.13	6.96	6.16	4.22	3.29	3.17	3.08	3.23
Bioenergy and waste	1.66	1.66	1.66	1.89	1.89	1.89	1.85	1.85	1.85	1.56	1.56	1.56	1.56	1.56	1.56	1.84	1.84	1.84	1.87	1.87	1.87	1.52	1.52	1.52	1.57	1.57	1.57	1.83	1.83	1.83	1.72	1.72	1.72	1.35	1.35	1.35	1.34
Primary electricity — nuclear	0.49	0.57	0.86	0.65	0.62	0.66	0.64	0.61	0.58	0.49	0.55	0.74	0.73	0.77	0.66	0.65	0.68	0.75	0.7	0.7	0.7	0.78	0.9	0.78	0.78	0.84	0.85	0.64	0.6	0.56	0.83	0.65	0.74	0.85	0.7	0.71	0.77
Primary electricity — wind, solar and hydro	0.77	0.74	0.9	0.93	0.92	1.04	1.01	0.96	0.85	0.88	0.72	0.62	0.85	0.76	0.68	0.72	0.81	0.78	0.93	0.65	0.72	0.66	0.77	0.59	0.64	0.56	0.88	0.82	0.85	0.91	1.02	0.79	0.81	0.63	0.62	0.71	0.55
Coal	0.1	0.09	0.1	0.12	0.12	0.11	0.1	0.1	0.1	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.11	0.1	0.1	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.09	0.09	0.09	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.24	0.24	0.26	0.33	0.3	0.37	0.38	0.43	0.36	0.38	0.33	0.34	0.33
Primary electricity — net imports	0.2	0.28	0.18	0.26	0.12	0.16	0.23	0.13	0.19	0.18	0.25	0.27	0.16	0.21	0.27	0.3	0.16	0.22	0.17	0.22	0.22	0.23	0.16	0.3	0.28	0.31	0.21	0.34	0.27	0.17	0.1	0.21	0.13	0.1	0.13	0.11	0.17
Energy consumption, seasonally adjusted and temperature corrected8
Total	163.65	158.78	159.34	165.59	166.03	160.01	163.08	162.56	169.32	166.9	163.64	166.85	166.78	163.1	162.12	161.69	166.48	165.46	166.62	167.76	171.55	165.55	167.82	167.99	163.96	171.58	171.14	166.84	167.34	166.09	167.3	164.4	165.45	168.13	167.66	162.94	171.56
Petroleum	62.95	60.76	59.09	63.07	62.83	57.15	62.63	61.77	65.14	67.02	62.78	64.11	65.81	65.73	62.12	57.61	61.46	60.05	61.88	59.77	66.82	61.53	64.59	62.47	62.67	64.61	64.21	59.43	60.77	61.01	61.18	61.03	63.08	62.19	62.57	58.16	63.52
Natural gas	59.31	55.57	52.31	58.97	61.83	61.2	59.4	59.31	63.67	58.44	58.93	59.01	56.68	54.32	58.49	62.66	64.32	65.78	64.25	67.85	64.05	60.66	56.54	60.71	56.11	62.46	58.89	61.99	63.16	64.4	62.41	60.3	59.5	62.76	63.28	61.02	66.81
Bioenergy and waste	21.18	21.75	22.19	20.11	20.37	20.76	20.64	20.5	20.39	21.07	20.92	20.85	20.6	20.51	20.17	20.16	19.83	19.68	20.92	20.69	20.53	20.68	20.41	20.3	20.77	20.68	20.24	20.03	19.61	19.46	19.52	19.16	18.88	18.71	18.25	18.01	17.89
Primary electricity — nuclear	5.56	6.32	10.56	8.42	8.35	7.53	6.79	7.58	7.17	5.88	7.02	8.91	8.33	8.57	8.14	8.27	9.19	8.55	7.37	8.56	8.57	9.34	11.37	9.42	8.77	9.44	10.49	8.17	8.04	6.27	8.66	7.93	9.09	10.34	8.95	8.72	8.79
Primary electricity — wind, solar and hydro	11.04	9.8	11.66	10.48	9.85	10.29	9.73	10.73	9.47	11.24	9.91	9.55	12.04	10.08	8.66	8.07	8.51	7.55	9.09	7.24	7.89	8.57	10.72	9.22	9.15	7.41	11.37	9.19	8.9	8.91	10.13	8.74	8.7	8.44	8.74	11.2	7.93
Coal	1.26	1.24	1.36	1.46	1.39	1.19	1.1	1.11	1.21	1.08	1.14	1.17	1.38	1.39	1.36	1.37	1.28	1.21	1.05	1.06	1.09	1.98	2.21	2.24	3.15	3.32	3.43	3.9	3.67	4.05	4.18	4.73	4.62	4.54	4.36	4.5	4.53
Primary electricity — net imports	2.35	3.34	2.17	3.08	1.41	1.89	2.79	1.56	2.27	2.17	2.94	3.25	1.94	2.5	3.18	3.55	1.89	2.64	2.06	2.59	2.6	2.79	1.98	3.63	3.34	3.66	2.51	4.13	3.19	1.99	1.22	2.51	1.58	1.15	1.51	1.33	2.09

Latest reading

Total stood at 6.99 in Jun 2026. That is −1.0% from May 2026 and −5.2% from a year earlier. The series on this page is monthly and runs from Jan 1995 to Jun 2026. Source: GOV.UK official statistics.

Latest: 6.99; Jun 2026
vs previous period: −1.0%; May 2026
vs a year earlier: −5.2%

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Frequently asked questions

What does this UK energy production and consumption table measure?: It measures the primary energy produced and consumed in the United Kingdom across indigenous fuels and electricity, including petroleum, natural gas, coal, bioenergy and waste, nuclear power, and wind, solar and hydro.
What units are used for UK energy production and consumption?: Data is published in million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe), which standardises different energy sources by their energy content, alongside annualised rates.
How often is UK energy production and consumption data updated?: The figures are published monthly by GOV.UK official statistics and cover monthly time series extending back to 1995.
Does the table include electricity imports to the UK?: Yes, primary electricity net imports are recorded alongside domestic UK nuclear and renewable generation to provide a complete picture of UK primary energy supply.