Electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay
Uruguay: Electricity generation from renewables was 11.68 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
11.68 terawatt-hours
Change on year
down 11.6%
World rank
69th
of 214 countries
All-time high
15.79 terawatt-hours
in 2019
All-time low
3.6 terawatt-hours
in 2006
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay stood at 11.68 terawatt-hours.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 11.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay peaked at 15.79 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Uruguay 69th 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.
Electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | terawatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.09 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 9.23 terawatt-hours | +30.2% |
| 2002 | 9.57 terawatt-hours | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 8.57 terawatt-hours | -10.4% |
| 2004 | 4.82 terawatt-hours | -43.8% |
| 2005 | 6.72 terawatt-hours | +39.4% |
| 2006 | 3.6 terawatt-hours | -46.4% |
| 2007 | 8.16 terawatt-hours | +126.7% |
| 2008 | 5.37 terawatt-hours | -34.2% |
| 2009 | 5.91 terawatt-hours | +10.1% |
| 2010 | 9.58 terawatt-hours | +62.1% |
| 2011 | 7.72 terawatt-hours | -19.4% |
| 2012 | 6.85 terawatt-hours | -11.3% |
| 2013 | 9.81 terawatt-hours | +43.2% |
| 2014 | 12.3 terawatt-hours | +25.4% |
| 2015 | 12.8 terawatt-hours | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 13.43 terawatt-hours | +4.9% |
| 2017 | 14.13 terawatt-hours | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 14.25 terawatt-hours | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.79 terawatt-hours | +10.8% |
| 2020 | 12.76 terawatt-hours | -19.2% |
| 2021 | 13.53 terawatt-hours | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 13.49 terawatt-hours | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 11.85 terawatt-hours | -12.2% |
| 2024 | 13.22 terawatt-hours | +11.6% |
| 2025 | 11.68 terawatt-hours | -11.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 11.68 terawatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 6.9 terawatt-hours, 1.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 11.68 terawatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.92 terawatt-hours, 12.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 9.57 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.67 terawatt-hours | 6.85 terawatt-hours | 15.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.76 terawatt-hours | 11.68 terawatt-hours | 13.53 terawatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More energy & mining data for Uruguay
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, annual growth rate 2.64 % change on previous year (2024)
- Coal consumption, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal consumption, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay?
- Electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay was 11.68 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.79 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from renewables recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for electricity generation from renewables?
- Uruguay ranks 69th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in terawatt-hours.