Electricity production in the United Kingdom in CIS (EI)
CIS (EI): Electricity production in the United Kingdom was 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity production in the United Kingdom in CIS (EI), 1965–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity production in the united kingdom in CIS (EI) is 1.64 terawatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 37 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% on the previous year and up 140.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity production in the united kingdom in CIS (EI) peaked at 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 terawatt-hours, in 1965.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Electricity production in the United Kingdom in CIS (EI), year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1965 | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1990 | 0.065 terawatt-hours | — |
| 1991 | 0.065 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 0.063 terawatt-hours | -3.1% |
| 1993 | 0.06 terawatt-hours | -4.8% |
| 1994 | 0.061 terawatt-hours | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.059 terawatt-hours | -3.3% |
| 1996 | 0.057 terawatt-hours | -3.4% |
| 1997 | 0.057 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 0.058 terawatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 0.058 terawatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0791 terawatt-hours | +36.4% |
| 2001 | 0.1141 terawatt-hours | +44.2% |
| 2002 | 0.1733 terawatt-hours | +51.9% |
| 2003 | 0.3658 terawatt-hours | +111.1% |
| 2004 | 0.4498 terawatt-hours | +23.0% |
| 2005 | 0.4513 terawatt-hours | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.5077 terawatt-hours | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 0.4985 terawatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 0.5219 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 0.5574 terawatt-hours | +6.8% |
| 2010 | 0.6209 terawatt-hours | +11.4% |
| 2011 | 0.6522 terawatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5978 terawatt-hours | -8.3% |
| 2013 | 0.634 terawatt-hours | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 0.7334 terawatt-hours | +15.7% |
| 2015 | 0.6816 terawatt-hours | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 0.6434 terawatt-hours | -5.6% |
| 2017 | 0.7358 terawatt-hours | +14.4% |
| 2018 | 0.7272 terawatt-hours | -1.2% |
| 2019 | 0.7825 terawatt-hours | +7.6% |
| 2020 | 1.22 terawatt-hours | +55.7% |
| 2021 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | +22.8% |
| 2022 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.5 terawatt-hours | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 1.57 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
| 2025 | 1.64 terawatt-hours | +4.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Electricity production in the United Kingdom in CIS (EI) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +111.1% | 0.1733 terawatt-hours | 0.3658 terawatt-hours |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 1 |
| 1990s | 0.0603 terawatt-hours | 0.057 terawatt-hours | 0.065 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.3719 terawatt-hours | 0.0791 terawatt-hours | 0.5574 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6809 terawatt-hours | 0.5978 terawatt-hours | 0.7825 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 terawatt-hours | 1.22 terawatt-hours | 1.64 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity production in the united kingdom in CIS (EI)?
- Electricity production in the united kingdom in CIS (EI) was 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity production in the united kingdom recorded in CIS (EI)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.64 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity production in the united kingdom recorded in CIS (EI)?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 terawatt-hours in 1965.
- How does CIS (EI) rank for electricity production in the united kingdom?
- CIS (EI) ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is electricity production in the united kingdom rising or falling in CIS (EI)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 140.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this CIS (EI) data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity production in the United Kingdom. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.