Electricity demand per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Electricity demand per person was 4,358 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
4,358 kilowatt-hours
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
77th
of 214 countries
All-time high
4,358 kilowatt-hours
in 2025
All-time low
2,400 kilowatt-hours
in 2002
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Electricity demand per person in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
In 2025, electricity demand per person in Uruguay stood at 4,358 kilowatt-hours. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity demand per person in Uruguay peaked at 4,358 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2,400 kilowatt-hours, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 77th out of 214 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.
Electricity demand per person in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,443 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,443 kilowatt-hours | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 2,400 kilowatt-hours | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 2,402 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 2,507 kilowatt-hours | +4.4% |
| 2005 | 2,563 kilowatt-hours | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 2,566 kilowatt-hours | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 2,789 kilowatt-hours | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 2,937 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 2,991 kilowatt-hours | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 3,140 kilowatt-hours | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 3,246 kilowatt-hours | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 3,343 kilowatt-hours | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 3,423 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 3,489 kilowatt-hours | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 3,688 kilowatt-hours | +5.7% |
| 2016 | 3,882 kilowatt-hours | +5.3% |
| 2017 | 3,804 kilowatt-hours | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 3,956 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 3,844 kilowatt-hours | -2.8% |
| 2020 | 3,807 kilowatt-hours | -1.0% |
| 2021 | 3,886 kilowatt-hours | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3,981 kilowatt-hours | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4,123 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 4,288 kilowatt-hours | +4.0% |
| 2025 | 4,358 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 4,358 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,759 kilowatt-hours, 64% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 4,358 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,703 kilowatt-hours, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,604 kilowatt-hours | 2,400 kilowatt-hours | 2,991 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,582 kilowatt-hours | 3,140 kilowatt-hours | 3,956 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,074 kilowatt-hours | 3,807 kilowatt-hours | 4,358 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 74 Guadeloupe 4,435 kilowatt-hours compare
- 75 Martinique 4,364 kilowatt-hours compare
- 76 British Virgin Islands 4,358 kilowatt-hours compare
- 78 Lithuania 4,353 kilowatt-hours compare
- 79 Cyprus 4,312 kilowatt-hours compare
- 80 Iran 4,281 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- Coal production, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Coal production, per unit of GDP 0 terawatt-hours per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary energy use, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity demand per person in Uruguay?
- Electricity demand per person in Uruguay was 4,358 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity demand per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4,358 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity demand per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,400 kilowatt-hours in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for electricity demand per person?
- Uruguay ranks 77th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity demand per person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Ember (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity demand per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.