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Where does the United Kingdom get its electricity? Import sources 2024

In 2024, the United Kingdom imported $3.8 billion of electricity, 6% of the world total. Its main sources were France (45%), Norway (22%) and Denmark (12%). The United Kingdom was the world’s 4th-largest importer of electricity.

Summary

Value
$3.8billion
Share of world total
6%
World rank
4th
Routes from the main sources. Width: value; color: estimated transport mode.SeaAirLand

Sources

The 6 main sources in the latest year.

PartnerValue (USD billions)TonnesUSD per tonneShareMode
France1.7Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —45%Sea
Norway0.85Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —22.5%Sea
Denmark0.46Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —12.1%Sea
Belgium re-exports0.45Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —12%Sea
Netherlands re-exports0.29Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —7.7%Sea
Ireland0.03Tonnes: —USD per tonne: —0.8%Land

Trend

Who it buys from

France has been its main source since 2023

Value in USD billions. The five largest sources in 2024.

  • France 1.7
  • Norway 0.85
  • Denmark 0.46
  • Belgium 0.45
  • Netherlands 0.29

Source: CEPII BACI

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Partner19952024
France0.651.7
Norway00.85
Denmark00.46
Belgium00.45
Netherlands00.29

Sources and methodology

Sources and licenses

Methodology

Goods trade from CEPII BACI (BACI_HS92_V202601), which reconciles what exporters and importers report: countries that stopped reporting (Russia since 2022) appear with their partners’ data. FOB values in current US dollars; tonnes when BACI reports them. The price per tonne is the value of the rows with a weight divided by that weight. The transport mode is our own estimate based on value per kilo and geography. Data up to 2024.

Hong Kong, Singapore, the Netherlands and Belgium re-export goods from other countries: their figures include transit.

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