Natural gas import dependency by country of origin in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Natural gas import dependency by country of origin was 59.0% in 2019. ▬ Flat
Latest (2019)
59.0%
Change on year
down 23.5%
World rank
1st
of 40 countries
All-time high
79.2%
in 2017
All-time low
59.0%
in 2019
Years of data
5
2015–2019
Natural gas import dependency by country of origin in United Kingdom, 2015–2019
Source: Eurostat. Measured in Percentage.
Analysis
In 2019, natural gas import dependency by country of origin in United Kingdom stood at 59.0%. That is the lowest value across all 5 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.5% on the previous year and down 7.8% over five years.
United Kingdom ranks 1st of 40 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Natural gas import dependency by country of origin in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | Percentage | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 64.0% | — |
| 2016 | 69.2% | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 79.2% | +14.5% |
| 2018 | 77.2% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 59.0% | -23.5% |
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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)
- Imports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 7,404 Thousand tonnes (2019)
- Exports of solid fossil fuels by partner country 751 Thousand tonnes (2019)
- Imports of natural gas by partner country 47,380 Million cubic metres (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is natural gas import dependency by country of origin in United Kingdom?
- Natural gas import dependency by country of origin in United Kingdom was 59.0% in 2019, according to Eurostat.
- What is the highest natural gas import dependency by country of origin recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 79.2% in 2017.
- What is the lowest natural gas import dependency by country of origin recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 59.0% in 2019.
- How does United Kingdom rank for natural gas import dependency by country of origin?
- United Kingdom ranks 1st out of 40 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Eurostat, published as part of Natural gas import dependency by country of origin. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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