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 215 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Electricity generation from hydropower per person in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,158 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,807 kilowatt-hours | +30.0% |
| 2002 | 2,906 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2,600 kilowatt-hours | -10.6% |
| 2004 | 1,456 kilowatt-hours | -44.0% |
| 2005 | 2,033 kilowatt-hours | +39.6% |
| 2006 | 1,079 kilowatt-hours | -46.9% |
| 2007 | 2,434 kilowatt-hours | +125.5% |
| 2008 | 1,363 kilowatt-hours | -44.0% |
| 2009 | 1,529 kilowatt-hours | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 2,534 kilowatt-hours | +65.8% |
| 2011 | 1,948 kilowatt-hours | -23.1% |
| 2012 | 1,625 kilowatt-hours | -16.6% |
| 2013 | 2,454 kilowatt-hours | +51.0% |
| 2014 | 2,875 kilowatt-hours | +17.2% |
| 2015 | 2,455 kilowatt-hours | -14.6% |
| 2016 | 2,320 kilowatt-hours | -5.5% |
| 2017 | 2,219 kilowatt-hours | -4.3% |
| 2018 | 1,933 kilowatt-hours | -12.9% |
| 2019 | 2,387 kilowatt-hours | +23.5% |
| 2020 | 1,203 kilowatt-hours | -49.6% |
| 2021 | 1,552 kilowatt-hours | +28.9% |
| 2022 | 1,678 kilowatt-hours | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 1,039 kilowatt-hours | -38.1% |
| 2024 | 1,329 kilowatt-hours | +27.9% |
| 2025 | 960.21 kilowatt-hours | -27.7% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 960.21 kilowatt-hours is above the median for high income countries, which is 73.48 kilowatt-hours, 13.1× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 960.21 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 198.75 kilowatt-hours, 4.8× the median. (39 countries reporting)
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 |
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 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 215 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.