Portugal vs Uruguay: Electricity generation from wind per person

Portugal
1,313 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
1,433 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Portugal rank
13th
Uruguay rank
10th

Electricity generation from wind per person over time

  • Portugal
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 1,433 kilowatt-hours against 1,313 kilowatt-hours in Portugal, a difference of 120 kilowatt-hours.

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

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Portugal ahead.

Portugal ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 212 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Portugal Uruguay Difference Ahead
2000s 229.42 kilowatt-hours 1.21 kilowatt-hours 228.21 kilowatt-hours Portugal
2010s 1,108 kilowatt-hours 575.01 kilowatt-hours 532.68 kilowatt-hours Portugal
2020s 1,280 kilowatt-hours 1,475 kilowatt-hours 195.68 kilowatt-hours Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, Portugal or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 1,433 kilowatt-hours against 1,313 kilowatt-hours in Portugal as of 2025.
What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between Portugal and Uruguay?
120 kilowatt-hours, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Uruguay?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Portugal and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
Portugal ranks 13th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 212 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 wind 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 from wind 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
212 places, 6,876 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.