Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Electricity generation from hydropower per person was 960.21 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▼ Falling
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 960.21 kilowatt-hours for electricity generation from hydropower per person in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 27.7% on the previous year and down 60.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from hydropower per person in Uruguay peaked at 2,906 kilowatt-hours in 2002 and was at its lowest, 960.21 kilowatt-hours, in 2025.
Uruguay ranks 40th of 214 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,036 kilowatt-hours | 1,079 kilowatt-hours | 2,906 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 2,275 kilowatt-hours | 1,625 kilowatt-hours | 2,875 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,293 kilowatt-hours | 960.21 kilowatt-hours | 1,678 kilowatt-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 generation from hydropower per person in Uruguay?
- Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Uruguay was 960.21 kilowatt-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 hydropower per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 2,906 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from hydropower per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 960.21 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for electricity generation from hydropower per person?
- Uruguay ranks 40th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from hydropower per person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydropower per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.