Japan vs Uruguay: Alternative and nuclear energy
Japan
11.8%
in 2024
Uruguay
12.6%
in 2023
Japan rank
46th
Uruguay rank
43rd
Alternative and nuclear energy over time
- Japan
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 12.6% against 11.8% in Japan, a difference of 0.8%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Japan ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 151 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.0% | 22.3% | 5.2% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 19.3% | 2.5% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.3% | 17.1% | 10.8% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 8.8% | 15.7% | 6.9% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher alternative and nuclear energy, Japan or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 12.6% against 11.8% in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in alternative and nuclear energy between Japan and Uruguay?
- 0.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Uruguay?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Japan and Uruguay rank globally for alternative and nuclear energy?
- Japan ranks 46th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Alternative and nuclear energy (% of total energy use). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Clean energy is noncarbohydrate energy that does not produce carbon dioxide when generated. It includes hydropower and nuclear, geothermal, and solar power, among others. This is the share of total energy supply that is non-fossil.