This statistic displays the amount of energy from hydro energy used for the generation of heat and electricity in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018, in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent. It shows that the amount of energy from hydro energy used increased over this period, from 307,000 metric tons of oil equivalent in 2010 to 472,000 metric tons of oil equivalent in 2018.
Hydro energy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018
(in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)
Characteristic
Energy used for electricity and heat generation in thousand metric tons of oil equivalent*
2018
472
2017
507
2016
464
2015
541
2014
506
2013
404
2012
457
2011
488
2010
307
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UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (July 26, 2019). Hydro energy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 18, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/556247/hydro-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Hydro energy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent)." Chart. July 26, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556247/hydro-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. (2019). Hydro energy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 18, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/556247/hydro-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. "Hydro Energy Used for The Generation of Electricity and Heat in The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 Metric Tons of Oil Equivalent)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Jul 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556247/hydro-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Hydro energy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/556247/hydro-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/ (last visited May 18, 2025)
Hydro energy used for the generation of electricity and heat in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons of oil equivalent) [Graph], UK Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, July 26, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/556247/hydro-energy-used-for-electricity-heat-uk/
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