Electricity demand in Uruguay
Uruguay: Electricity demand was 14.75 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity demand in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 14.75 terawatt-hours for electricity demand in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand in Uruguay peaked at 14.75 terawatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.87 terawatt-hours, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 98th out of 214 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.56 terawatt-hours | 7.87 terawatt-hours | 9.9 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.04 terawatt-hours | 10.42 terawatt-hours | 13.43 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.81 terawatt-hours | 12.94 terawatt-hours | 14.75 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Uruguay
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.3% (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)
- Fuel exports 1.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.7% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 54.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand in Uruguay?
- Electricity demand in Uruguay was 14.75 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 14.75 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.87 terawatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for electricity demand?
- Uruguay ranks 98th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.