Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Uruguay
Uruguay: Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts was 1.52 in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1.52 for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in 2025.
That represents a change of up 77.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Uruguay peaked at 1.52 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0002, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 42nd of 157 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0002 | — |
| 2001 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.0002 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.0146 | +7200.0% |
| 2009 | 0.0306 | +109.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0406 | +32.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0436 | +7.4% |
| 2012 | 0.0526 | +20.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0594 | +12.9% |
| 2014 | 0.4813 | +710.3% |
| 2015 | 0.8568 | +78.0% |
| 2016 | 1.21 | +41.4% |
| 2017 | 1.51 | +24.9% |
| 2018 | 1.51 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.52 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.52 | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.52 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.52 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.52 | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.52 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.52 | +0.0% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.347, 4.4× the median. (67 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1.52 is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.054, 28.1× the median. (35 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +7200.0% | 0.0002 | 0.0146 |
| 2014 | +710.3% | 0.0594 | 0.4813 |
| 2009 | +109.6% | 0.0146 | 0.0306 |
| 2015 | +78.0% | 0.4813 | 0.8568 |
| 2016 | +41.4% | 0.8568 | 1.21 |
| 2010 | +32.7% | 0.0306 | 0.0406 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0047 | 0.0002 | 0.0306 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.7289 | 0.0406 | 1.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.52 | 1.52 | 1.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Gas production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Uruguay?
- Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts in Uruguay was 1.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1.52 in 2019.
- What is the lowest cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0002 in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts?
- Uruguay ranks 42nd out of 157 countries with data for 2025.
- Is cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 77.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Cumulative installed wind energy capacity gigawatts. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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