Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Uruguay
Uruguay: Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity was 1,219 w per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1,219 w per capita
Change on year
up 0.8%
World rank
32nd
of 237 countries
All-time high
1,219 w per capita
in 2024
All-time low
472 w per capita
in 2006
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in w per capita.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 1,219 w per capita for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Uruguay peaked at 1,219 w per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 472 w per capita, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 32nd of 237 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | w per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 475.61 w per capita | — |
| 2001 | 474.44 w per capita | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 473.31 w per capita | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 472.89 w per capita | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 472.61 w per capita | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 472.54 w per capita | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 472 w per capita | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 519.19 w per capita | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 522.47 w per capita | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 526.06 w per capita | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 545.37 w per capita | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 547.25 w per capita | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 547.7 w per capita | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 599.46 w per capita | +9.4% |
| 2014 | 724.01 w per capita | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 853.99 w per capita | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 963.36 w per capita | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 1,097 w per capita | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1,098 w per capita | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,100 w per capita | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,101 w per capita | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,104 w per capita | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,110 w per capita | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,210 w per capita | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 1,219 w per capita | +0.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1,219 w per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 w per capita, 1.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1,219 w per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73 w per capita, 5.9× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 488.11 w per capita | 472 w per capita | 526.06 w per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 807.65 w per capita | 545.37 w per capita | 1,100 w per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,149 w per capita | 1,101 w per capita | 1,219 w per capita | 5 |
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 installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Uruguay?
- Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity in Uruguay was 1,219 w per capita in 2024, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,219 w per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest installed renewable electricity-generating capacity recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 472 w per capita in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for installed renewable electricity-generating capacity?
- Uruguay ranks 32nd out of 237 countries with data for 2024.
- Is installed renewable electricity-generating capacity rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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