Kenya vs Uruguay: Electricity generation from solar

Kenya
0.65 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
0.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kenya rank
78th
Uruguay rank
79th

Electricity generation from solar over time

  • Kenya
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Kenya currently reports 0.65 terawatt-hours against 0.61 terawatt-hours in Uruguay, a difference of 0.04 terawatt-hours.

That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.

Kenya ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 79th of 214 countries.

Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kenya Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours 0 terawatt-hours
2010s 0.046 terawatt-hours 0.13 terawatt-hours 0.084 terawatt-hours Uruguay
2020s 0.4283 terawatt-hours 0.5167 terawatt-hours 0.0883 terawatt-hours Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Kenya or Uruguay?
Kenya, at 0.65 terawatt-hours against 0.61 terawatt-hours in Uruguay as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Kenya and Uruguay?
0.04 terawatt-hours, with Kenya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uruguay?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
Kenya ranks 78th and Uruguay ranks 79th of 214 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from solar. 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 from solar
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026); Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
216 places, 7,116 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.