Latin America & Caribbean vs Uruguay: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric
Latin America & Caribbean
15.1%
in 2021
Uruguay
51.4%
in 2021
Latin America & Caribbean rank
8th
Uruguay rank
5th
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time
- Latin America & Caribbean
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 51.4% against 15.1% in Latin America & Caribbean, a difference of 36.3%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.4 times Latin America & Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latin America & Caribbean ahead.
Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 47 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Latin America & Caribbean averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Latin America & Caribbean | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.7% | 0.7% | 1.0% | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 2.5% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 6.8% | 28.9% | 22.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 14.5% | 57.5% | 43.0% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, Latin America & Caribbean or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 51.4% against 15.1% in Latin America & Caribbean as of 2021.
- What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay?
- 36.3%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
- How do Latin America & Caribbean and Uruguay rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
- Latin America & Caribbean ranks 8th 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.