Namibia vs Uruguay: Electricity generation from solar
Namibia
0.58 terawatt-hours
in 2024
Uruguay
0.61 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Namibia rank
82nd
Uruguay rank
79th
Electricity generation from solar over time
- Namibia
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.61 terawatt-hours against 0.58 terawatt-hours in Namibia, a difference of 0.03 terawatt-hours.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Namibia ranks 82nd and Uruguay ranks 79th of 214 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.001 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0.001 terawatt-hours | Namibia |
| 2010s | 0.088 terawatt-hours | 0.13 terawatt-hours | 0.042 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.496 terawatt-hours | 0.498 terawatt-hours | 0.002 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from solar, Namibia or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.61 terawatt-hours against 0.58 terawatt-hours in Namibia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from solar between Namibia and Uruguay?
- 0.03 terawatt-hours, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Uruguay?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation from solar?
- Namibia ranks 82nd 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
Measured in terawatt-hours.