United Kingdom | Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Development relevance: Natural gas is considered a good source of electricity supply for a number of economic, operational and environmental reasons, such as: 1) it is technically and financially of low-risk; 2) lower carbon relative to other fossil fuels; 3) gas plants can be built relatively quickly in around two years, unlike nuclear facilities, which can take much longer. Also, gas plants are flexible both in technical and economic terms, so they can react quickly to demand peaks, and are ideally twinned with intermittent renewable options such as wind power. Use of energy is important in improving people's standard of living. But electricity generation also can damage the environment. Whether such damage occurs depends largely on how electricity is generated. For example, burning coal releases twice as much carbon dioxide - a major contributor to global warming - as does burning an equivalent amount of natural gas. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions result primarily from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing. In combustion different fossil fuels release different amounts of carbon dioxide for the same level of energy use: oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Nuclear energy does not generate carbon dioxide emissions, but it produces other dangerous waste products. Limitations and exceptions: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable. Statistical concept and methodology: Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) is the share of natutal gas, which is natural gas but not natural gas liquids, in total electricity production which is the total number of GWh generated by power plants separated into electricity plants and CHP plants. The International Energy Agency (IEA) compiles data on energy inputs used to generate electricity. IEA data for countries that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. In addition, estimates are sometimes made to complete major aggregates from which key data are missing, and adjustments are made to compensate for differences in definitions. The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts.
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The World Bank
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
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United Kingdom | Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)
1960 0
1961 0
1962 0
1963 0
1964 0
1965 0
1966 0
1967 0.00722724
1968 0.04806461
1969 0.14291659
1970 0.3314329
1971 0.95520731
1972 2.50640301
1973 0.9720919
1974 3.84762226
1975 3.37900218
1976 2.63005896
1977 2.09313882
1978 1.46302127
1979 1.03032028
1980 0.74699635
1981 0.5337969
1982 0.54955167
1983 0.59368502
1984 0.95079816
1985 0.98263091
1986 0.58225184
1987 1.50243333
1988 1.55790462
1989 1.58279364
1990 1.57290995
1991 1.81234285
1992 3.94024037
1993 10.58212737
1994 16.38586689
1995 19.17025826
1996 24.07182097
1997 31.77816599
1998 32.62416258
1999 39.12443532
2000 39.55312187
2001 37.11215374
2002 39.59385847
2003 37.6471689
2004 40.1415362
2005 38.60140709
2006 35.79493175
2007 42.18962722
2008 45.79138841
2009 44.62930649
2010 46.325546
2011 40.17389727
2012 27.72195817
2013 26.96154138
2014 30.09159153
2015 29.74021572
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United Kingdom | Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total)
Sources of electricity refer to the inputs used to generate electricity. Gas refers to natural gas but excludes natural gas liquids. Development relevance: Natural gas is considered a good source of electricity supply for a number of economic, operational and environmental reasons, such as: 1) it is technically and financially of low-risk; 2) lower carbon relative to other fossil fuels; 3) gas plants can be built relatively quickly in around two years, unlike nuclear facilities, which can take much longer. Also, gas plants are flexible both in technical and economic terms, so they can react quickly to demand peaks, and are ideally twinned with intermittent renewable options such as wind power. Use of energy is important in improving people's standard of living. But electricity generation also can damage the environment. Whether such damage occurs depends largely on how electricity is generated. For example, burning coal releases twice as much carbon dioxide - a major contributor to global warming - as does burning an equivalent amount of natural gas. Anthropogenic carbon dioxide emissions result primarily from fossil fuel combustion and cement manufacturing. In combustion different fossil fuels release different amounts of carbon dioxide for the same level of energy use: oil releases about 50 percent more carbon dioxide than natural gas, and coal releases about twice as much. Nuclear energy does not generate carbon dioxide emissions, but it produces other dangerous waste products. Limitations and exceptions: IEA occasionally revises its time series to reflect political changes. For example, the IEA has constructed historical energy statistics for countries of the former Soviet Union. In addition, energy statistics for other countries have undergone continuous changes in coverage or methodology in recent years as more detailed energy accounts have become available. Breaks in series are therefore unavoidable. Statistical concept and methodology: Electricity production from natural gas sources (% of total) is the share of natutal gas, which is natural gas but not natural gas liquids, in total electricity production which is the total number of GWh generated by power plants separated into electricity plants and CHP plants. The International Energy Agency (IEA) compiles data on energy inputs used to generate electricity. IEA data for countries that are not members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) are based on national energy data adjusted to conform to annual questionnaires completed by OECD member governments. In addition, estimates are sometimes made to complete major aggregates from which key data are missing, and adjustments are made to compensate for differences in definitions. The IEA makes these estimates in consultation with national statistical offices, oil companies, electric utilities, and national energy experts.
Publisher
The World Bank
Origin
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Records
63
Source