This list of renewable resources produced and traded by the United Kingdom presents various renewable resources such as crops for food or fuel , livestock and wood with accompanying information being given on its production and trade by the United Kingdom .
(For non-renewable resources of the United Kingdom see: Coal mining in the United Kingdom , Hydraulic fracturing in the United Kingdom , Mining in the United Kingdom and North Sea oil ).
Crops and livestock (2013)[ 1]
(quantities in thousands of tonnes
unless otherwise specified)
Area used
(thousands of
hectares)
production
(in UK)
Imports from
the EU
Imports from
the rest of
the world
Exports to
the EU
Exports to
the rest of
the world
Total Cereals
3 029
20 083
3 942
1 143
1 030
420
Oilseed rape
715
2 128
148
29
429
2
Linseed
35
62
11
2
37
-
Sugar beet
117
1320
422
691
135
98
Peas for harvesting dry
13
48
--
--
--
--
Field beans
118
378
--
--
--
--
Fresh vegetables
131
2,608
1,971
265
76
5
Plants and flowers
20
--
--
--
--
--
Potatoes
139
5 685
--
--
--
--
Fresh Fruit
29
388
1,368
2,193
145
2
Cattle and calves; beef and veal
--
842
224
82
122
5
Pigs and pig meat
--
791
712
10
153
54
Sheep and lambs; mutton and lamb
--
300
18
102
118
1
Poultry and poultry meat
--
1,662
449
30
213
91
Milk (in millions of litres)
--
13 546
132
473
Hen eggs (in millions of dozens)
--
829
152
1
23
-
Wood and pulp (2004)[ 2]
UK Production
Imports
Exports
Apparent consumption
Units
Sawnwood
2 782
8 647
370
11 059
1,000m3
Woodbased panels
3 533
3 786
511
6 808
1,000m3
Paper & paperboard
6 240
7 442
1 547
12 135
1,000mt
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Main Article: Renewable energy in the United Kingdom , a subset of: Energy in the United Kingdom
In 2013 the United Kingdom had a total of electricity generated from, renewable sources of 53,667 GWh .[ 3]
The demand for electricity (produced from renewable and non-renewable sources) in the United Kingdom through 2013 measured:
104,124GWh (first quarter), 86,830GWh (second quarter), 83,811GWh (third quarter), 96,457GWh (forth quarter),[ 4] producing a total of 371,222GWh (2013).
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