Number of people with and without electricity access in Uruguay
Uruguay: Number of people with and without electricity access was 3.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.39 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
124th
of 214 countries
All-time high
3.40 million
in 2020
All-time low
3.02 million
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
Number of people with and without electricity access in Uruguay, 1992–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, number of people with and without electricity access in Uruguay stood at 3.39 million.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, number of people with and without electricity access in Uruguay peaked at 3.40 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.02 million, in 1992.
That places Uruguay 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Number of people with and without electricity access in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 3.02 million | — |
| 1993 | 3.04 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 3.06 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 3.08 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 3.07 million | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.13 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 3.15 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 3.21 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 3.21 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 3.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 3.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 3.24 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 3.25 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 3.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 3.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 3.30 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 3.30 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 3.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 3.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 3.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 3.36 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 3.37 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 3.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 3.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 3.40 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 3.39 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 3.39 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 3.39 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.09 million | 3.02 million | 3.17 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 3.23 million | 3.19 million | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.35 million | 3.30 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.39 million | 3.39 million | 3.40 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
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)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Gas production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is number of people with and without electricity access in Uruguay?
- Number of people with and without electricity access in Uruguay was 3.39 million in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 3.40 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest number of people with and without electricity access recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.02 million in 1992.
- How does Uruguay rank for number of people with and without electricity access?
- Uruguay ranks 124th out of 214 countries with data for 2024.
- Is number of people with and without electricity access rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Number of people with and without electricity access. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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