OECD members vs Uruguay: Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric

OECD members
16.7%
in 2021
Uruguay
51.4%
in 2021
OECD members rank
5th
Uruguay rank
5th

Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric over time

  • OECD members
  • Uruguay
0204060199020052021

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 51.4% against 16.7% in OECD members, a difference of 34.7%.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 3.1 times OECD members's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1990 it was OECD members ahead.

OECD members ranks 5th and Uruguay ranks 5th of 47 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, OECD members averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade OECD members Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 0.9% 0.7% 0.2% OECD members
2000s 2.9% 2.5% 0.3% OECD members
2010s 9.4% 28.9% 19.5% Uruguay
2020s 16.4% 57.5% 41.1% Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric, OECD members or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 51.4% against 16.7% in OECD members as of 2021.
What is the difference in electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric between OECD members and Uruguay?
34.7%, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for OECD members and Uruguay?
32 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2021.
How do OECD members and Uruguay rank globally for electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric?
OECD members ranks 5th 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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Indicator
Electricity production from renewable sources, excluding hydroelectric (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
IEA Energy Statistics Data Browser, International Energy Agency (IEA)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
257 places, 7,429 data points, 1990–2021
Last refreshed

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.