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Renewable electricity
The share of the UK's electricity generated from wind, solar, hydro and bioenergy. This is a share of electricity, not of all energy: most heating and transport still burn fuel directly.
UK
2025
52.1%
| Period | Renewable electricity (%) |
|---|---|
| 1 Jan 2010 | 6.9% |
| 1 Jan 2011 | 9.6% |
| 1 Jan 2012 | 11.3% |
| 1 Jan 2013 | 14.9% |
| 1 Jan 2014 | 19.1% |
| 1 Jan 2015 | 24.6% |
| 1 Jan 2016 | 24.5% |
| 1 Jan 2017 | 29.5% |
| 1 Jan 2018 | 33.0% |
| 1 Jan 2019 | 36.6% |
| 1 Jan 2020 | 43.1% |
| 1 Jan 2021 | 39.8% |
| 1 Jan 2022 | 41.6% |
| 1 Jan 2023 | 46.7% |
| 1 Jan 2024 | 50.5% |
| 1 Jan 2025 | 52.1% |
The share of electricity generated in the UK that came from renewable sources: wind, solar, hydro, and bioenergy and waste. This is a share of ELECTRICITY, not of all energy. Electricity is about a fifth of the energy the UK uses, because most heating and transport still burn fuel directly, so this is not the share of the country's energy that is renewable.
How this is measured
- Published by
- Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
- Series
- en5
- Covers
- UK
- Published
- Annual
- History
- 2010 to 2025
- Last published
- 10 Sep 2026
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