United Kingdom - Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total)

Fossil fuel energy consumption (% of total) in United Kingdom was 80.35 as of 2015. Its highest value over the past 55 years was 99.46 in 1960, while its lowest value was 80.35 in 2015.

Definition: Fossil fuel comprises coal, oil, petroleum, and natural gas products.

Source: IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA 2014 (http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), subject to https://www.iea.org/t&c/termsandconditions/

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Year Value
1960 99.46
1961 99.37
1962 99.21
1963 98.87
1964 98.61
1965 97.62
1966 96.88
1967 96.49
1968 96.17
1969 95.99
1970 96.48
1971 96.42
1972 96.20
1973 96.50
1974 95.66
1975 95.87
1976 95.21
1977 94.82
1978 95.14
1979 95.23
1980 94.97
1981 94.66
1982 93.81
1983 92.96
1984 92.42
1985 91.90
1986 92.07
1987 92.34
1988 91.29
1989 89.93
1990 90.65
1991 90.20
1992 89.21
1993 87.79
1994 87.79
1995 87.71
1996 87.57
1997 86.72
1998 86.77
1999 87.24
2000 88.41
2001 87.83
2002 88.53
2003 88.82
2004 88.62
2005 88.16
2006 88.61
2007 89.62
2008 90.18
2009 87.37
2010 88.17
2011 85.56
2012 85.14
2013 83.56
2014 82.72
2015 80.35

Development Relevance: Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources because they take millions of years to form, and reserves are being depleted much faster than new ones are being made. In developing economies growth in energy use is closely related to growth in the modern sectors - industry, motorized transport, and urban areas - but energy use also reflects climatic, geographic, and economic factors (such as the relative price of energy). Energy use has been growing rapidly in low- and middle-income economies, but high-income economies still use almost five times as much energy on a per capita basis. Total energy use refers to the use of primary energy before transformation to other end-use fuels (such as electricity and refined petroleum products). It includes energy from combustible renewables and waste - solid biomass and animal products, gas and liquid from biomass, and industrial and municipal waste. Biomass is any plant matter used directly as fuel or converted into fuel, heat, or electricity.

Limitations and Exceptions: The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts. The IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes, and energy statistics undergo continual changes in coverage or methodology as more detailed energy accounts become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable.

Statistical Concept and Methodology: Energy data are compiled by the International Energy Agency (IEA). IEA data for economies that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. Data for combustible renewables and waste are often based on small surveys or other incomplete information and thus give only a broad impression of developments and are not strictly comparable across countries. The IEA reports include country notes that explain some of these differences. All forms of energy - primary energy and primary electricity - are converted into oil equivalents. A notional thermal efficiency of 33 percent is assumed for converting nuclear electricity into oil equivalents and 100 percent efficiency for converting hydroelectric power.

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual

General Comments: Restricted use: Please contact the International Energy Agency for third-party use of these data.

Classification

Topic: Environment Indicators

Sub-Topic: Energy production & use