Brazil vs Uruguay: Electricity generation from renewables per person
Brazil
3,054 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
3,451 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Brazil rank
22nd
Uruguay rank
19th
Electricity generation from renewables per person over time
- Brazil
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3,451 kilowatt-hours against 3,054 kilowatt-hours in Brazil, a difference of 397 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Brazil ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 19th of 209 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 | 1,876 kilowatt-hours | 2,102 kilowatt-hours | 226.01 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 2,292 kilowatt-hours | 3,465 kilowatt-hours | 1,173 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 2,811 kilowatt-hours | 3,761 kilowatt-hours | 950.53 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from renewables per person, Brazil or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3,451 kilowatt-hours against 3,054 kilowatt-hours in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from renewables per person between Brazil and Uruguay?
- 397 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 from renewables per person?
- Brazil ranks 22nd and Uruguay ranks 19th of 209 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 renewables 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.