Europe & Central Asia vs Uruguay: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Europe & Central Asia
17.2%
in 2021
Uruguay
51.4%
in 2021
Europe & Central Asia rank
4th
Uruguay rank
5th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Europe & Central Asia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 51.4% against 17.2% in Europe & Central Asia, a difference of 34.2%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.0 times Europe & Central Asia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Europe & Central Asia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Europe & Central Asia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2% | 0.7% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 2.5% | 0.5% | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2010s | 10.8% | 28.9% | 18.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 57.5% | 40.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Europe & Central Asia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 51.4% against 17.2% in Europe & Central Asia as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Europe & Central Asia and Uruguay?
- 34.2%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Europe & Central Asia and Uruguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Europe & Central Asia and Uruguay rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 4th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA), published as Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The share of electricity production from renewable sources of total electricity production. Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, includes geothermal, solar, tides, wind, biomass, and biofuels.