United States vs Uruguay: Electricity generation from oil per person
United States
91.34 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
76.82 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
United States rank
113th
Uruguay rank
116th
Electricity generation from oil per person over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
United States currently reports 91.34 kilowatt-hours against 76.82 kilowatt-hours in Uruguay, a difference of 14.52 kilowatt-hours.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 113th and Uruguay ranks 116th of 210 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 340.52 kilowatt-hours | 361.6 kilowatt-hours | 21.08 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 127.86 kilowatt-hours | 357.84 kilowatt-hours | 229.98 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 98.96 kilowatt-hours | 295.17 kilowatt-hours | 196.21 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from oil per person, United States or Uruguay?
- United States, at 91.34 kilowatt-hours against 76.82 kilowatt-hours in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from oil per person between United States and Uruguay?
- 14.52 kilowatt-hours, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation from oil per person?
- United States ranks 113th and Uruguay ranks 116th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from oil per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.