Energy taxes by paying sector in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Energy taxes by paying sector was 1.9% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
1.9%
Change on year
down 1.6%
World rank
30th
of 42 countries
All-time high
2.6%
in 2011
All-time low
0.6%
in 2000
Years of data
23
1997–2019
Energy taxes by paying sector in United Kingdom, 1997–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
The most recent figure for energy taxes by paying sector in United Kingdom is 1.9%, measured in 2019.
The figure is down 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, energy taxes by paying sector in United Kingdom peaked at 2.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
United Kingdom ranks 30th of 42 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Energy taxes by paying sector in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 0.7% | — |
| 1998 | 0.6% | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8% | +28.6% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -24.7% |
| 2001 | 1.0% | +63.9% |
| 2002 | 1.5% | +54.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | -18.2% |
| 2004 | 1.7% | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 1.8% | +5.4% |
| 2006 | 1.1% | -39.4% |
| 2007 | 1.8% | +65.1% |
| 2008 | 1.8% | +4.6% |
| 2009 | 1.7% | -6.0% |
| 2010 | 1.4% | -15.7% |
| 2011 | 2.6% | +78.6% |
| 2012 | 1.6% | -38.6% |
| 2013 | 1.8% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | -23.9% |
| 2015 | 1.3% | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 1.6% | +21.8% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +15.4% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.8% | 3 |
| 2000s | 1.4% | 0.6% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.7% | 1.3% | 2.6% | 10 |
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- Energy use — Direct on-farm energy consumption 1,175 Tonnes of oil equivalent (2023)
- Passenger cars, by type of motor energy and size of engine 32.91 million Number (2024)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of solid fossil fuels 3,718 Thousand tonnes (2019)
- Supply, transformation and consumption of electricity 24,556 Gigawatt-hour (2019)
- Gross production of electricity and derived heat from non-combustible 7,691 Gigawatt-hour (2019)
- New passenger cars by type of motor energy and engine size 1.95 million Number (2024)
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- Imports of natural gas by partner country 47,380 Million cubic metres (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is energy taxes by paying sector in United Kingdom?
- Energy taxes by paying sector in United Kingdom was 1.9% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest energy taxes by paying sector recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 2.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest energy taxes by paying sector recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does United Kingdom rank for energy taxes by paying sector?
- United Kingdom ranks 30th out of 42 countries with data for 2019.
- Is energy taxes by paying sector rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Energy taxes by paying sector. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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