Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) vs Uruguay: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
0.0503 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Uruguay
0.1353 kWh per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) rank
6th
Uruguay rank
4th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding over time

  • Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
  • Uruguay
00.050.10.15199020052021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 0.1353 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0503 kWh per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries), a difference of 0.085 kWh per US$ of GDP.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 2.7 times Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ahead.

Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0071 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0034 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0038 kWh per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2000s 0.0088 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0076 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0012 kWh per US$ of GDP Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries)
2010s 0.0198 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0664 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0467 kWh per US$ of GDP Uruguay
2020s 0.0509 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.1484 kWh per US$ of GDP 0.0975 kWh per US$ of GDP Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding, Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 0.1353 kWh per US$ of GDP against 0.0503 kWh per US$ of GDP in Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding between Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
0.085 kWh per US$ of GDP, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) and Uruguay rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding?
Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) ranks 6th and Uruguay ranks 4th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (kWh), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
kWh per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
252 places, 7,259 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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