Brazil vs Uruguay: Electricity generation per person
Brazil
3,527 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
3,528 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
88th
Uruguay rank
87th
Electricity generation per person over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3,528 kilowatt-hours against 3,527 kilowatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 1 kilowatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 214 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,159 kilowatt-hours | 2,464 kilowatt-hours | 304.63 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2,860 kilowatt-hours | 3,833 kilowatt-hours | 972.86 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3,294 kilowatt-hours | 4,057 kilowatt-hours | 763 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation per person, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3,528 kilowatt-hours against 3,527 kilowatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 1 kilowatt-hours, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation per person?
- Brazil ranks 88th and Uruguay ranks 87th of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.