Latvia vs Uruguay: Electricity generation per person

Latvia
3,383 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
3,528 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Latvia rank
90th
Uruguay rank
87th

Electricity generation per person over time

  • Latvia
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 3,528 kilowatt-hours against 3,383 kilowatt-hours in Latvia, a difference of 145 kilowatt-hours.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Latvia ranks 90th 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 Latvia Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 2,068 kilowatt-hours 2,464 kilowatt-hours 395.99 kilowatt-hours Uruguay
2010s 3,161 kilowatt-hours 3,833 kilowatt-hours 671.82 kilowatt-hours Uruguay
2020s 3,156 kilowatt-hours 4,057 kilowatt-hours 900.46 kilowatt-hours Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation per person, Latvia or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 3,528 kilowatt-hours against 3,383 kilowatt-hours in Latvia as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation per person between Latvia and Uruguay?
145 kilowatt-hours, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Latvia and Uruguay?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Latvia and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation per person?
Latvia ranks 90th 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

Indicator
Electricity generation per person
Unit
kilowatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
214 places, 6,642 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.