Somalia vs Uruguay: Electricity generation from fossil fuels
Somalia
0.34 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Uruguay
0.26 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Somalia rank
164th
Uruguay rank
167th
Electricity generation from fossil fuels over time
- Somalia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0.34 terawatt-hours against 0.26 terawatt-hours in Uruguay, a difference of 0.08 terawatt-hours.
That makes Somalia's figure about 1.3 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Somalia ranks 164th and Uruguay ranks 167th of 210 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.289 terawatt-hours | 1.19 terawatt-hours | 0.906 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.345 terawatt-hours | 1.23 terawatt-hours | 0.885 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.34 terawatt-hours | 1.15 terawatt-hours | 0.812 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from fossil fuels, Somalia or Uruguay?
- Somalia, at 0.34 terawatt-hours against 0.26 terawatt-hours in Uruguay as of 2024.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from fossil fuels between Somalia and Uruguay?
- 0.08 terawatt-hours, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Somalia and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation from fossil fuels?
- Somalia ranks 164th and Uruguay ranks 167th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from fossil fuels. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Electricity generation from coal, oil, and gas, measured in terawatt-hours.