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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
68th
of 209 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

2.557.51012.5152000201220252000: 7.1 terawatt-hours2001: 9.2 terawatt-hours2002: 9.6 terawatt-hours2003: 8.6 terawatt-hours2004: 4.8 terawatt-hours2005: 6.7 terawatt-hours2006: 3.6 terawatt-hours2007: 8.2 terawatt-hours2008: 5.4 terawatt-hours2009: 5.9 terawatt-hours2010: 9.6 terawatt-hours2011: 7.7 terawatt-hours2012: 6.8 terawatt-hours2013: 9.8 terawatt-hours2014: 12.3 terawatt-hours2015: 12.8 terawatt-hours2016: 13.4 terawatt-hours2017: 14.1 terawatt-hours2018: 14.2 terawatt-hours2019: 15.8 terawatt-hours2020: 12.8 terawatt-hours2021: 13.5 terawatt-hours2022: 13.5 terawatt-hours2023: 11.8 terawatt-hours2024: 13.2 terawatt-hours2025: 11.7 terawatt-hours

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 68th out of 209 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 65 Kenya 12.64 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 66 Bulgaria 12.45 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 67 Sudan 11.77 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 69 Angola 11.49 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 70 Croatia 11.21 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 71 Nepal 11.13 terawatt-hours compare

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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 68th out of 209 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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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from renewables
Unit
terawatt-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
216 places, 7,081 data points, 1920–2025
Last refreshed

Measured in terawatt-hours.