New Zealand vs Uruguay: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

New Zealand
2,379 kWh per person
in 2021
Uruguay
2,420 kWh per person
in 2021
New Zealand rank
7th
Uruguay rank
6th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • New Zealand
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 2,420 kWh per person against 2,379 kWh per person in New Zealand, a difference of 41 kWh per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 209 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 784.06 kWh per person 16.39 kWh per person 767.68 kWh per person New Zealand
2000s 1,115 kWh per person 66.13 kWh per person 1,049 kWh per person New Zealand
2010s 2,241 kWh per person 1,186 kWh per person 1,055 kWh per person New Zealand
2020s 2,328 kWh per person 2,482 kWh per person 153.64 kWh per person Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, New Zealand or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 2,420 kWh per person against 2,379 kWh per person in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between New Zealand and Uruguay?
41 kWh per person, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Uruguay?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Uruguay rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
New Zealand ranks 7th and Uruguay ranks 6th of 209 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per capita
Unit
kWh per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
256 places, 7,438 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.