United States vs Uruguay: Electricity generation from wind per person
United States
1,337 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
1,433 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
United States rank
12th
Uruguay rank
10th
Electricity generation from wind per person over time
- United States
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 1,433 kilowatt-hours against 1,337 kilowatt-hours in United States, a difference of 96 kilowatt-hours.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 208 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.13 kilowatt-hours | 1.21 kilowatt-hours | 83.92 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2010s | 594.7 kilowatt-hours | 575.01 kilowatt-hours | 19.69 kilowatt-hours | United States |
| 2020s | 1,208 kilowatt-hours | 1,475 kilowatt-hours | 266.98 kilowatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind per person, United States or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 1,433 kilowatt-hours against 1,337 kilowatt-hours in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind per person between United States and Uruguay?
- 96 kilowatt-hours, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do United States and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation from wind per person?
- United States ranks 12th and Uruguay ranks 10th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources β 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
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.