Electricity generation per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Electricity generation per person was 3,528 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation 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
The most recent figure for electricity generation per person in Uruguay is 3,528 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of down 10.6% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation per person in Uruguay peaked at 4,730 kilowatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1,693 kilowatt-hours, in 2006.
That places Uruguay 87th 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 generation per person in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | kilowatt-hours | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2,324 kilowatt-hours | — |
| 2001 | 2,825 kilowatt-hours | +21.6% |
| 2002 | 2,928 kilowatt-hours | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 2,615 kilowatt-hours | -10.7% |
| 2004 | 1,797 kilowatt-hours | -31.3% |
| 2005 | 2,337 kilowatt-hours | +30.1% |
| 2006 | 1,693 kilowatt-hours | -27.6% |
| 2007 | 2,847 kilowatt-hours | +68.1% |
| 2008 | 2,656 kilowatt-hours | -6.7% |
| 2009 | 2,619 kilowatt-hours | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 3,236 kilowatt-hours | +23.6% |
| 2011 | 3,108 kilowatt-hours | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 3,178 kilowatt-hours | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 3,485 kilowatt-hours | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 3,867 kilowatt-hours | +11.0% |
| 2015 | 4,080 kilowatt-hours | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 4,104 kilowatt-hours | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4,235 kilowatt-hours | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 4,304 kilowatt-hours | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 4,730 kilowatt-hours | +9.9% |
| 2020 | 3,992 kilowatt-hours | -15.6% |
| 2021 | 4,708 kilowatt-hours | +17.9% |
| 2022 | 4,382 kilowatt-hours | -6.9% |
| 2023 | 3,784 kilowatt-hours | -13.7% |
| 2024 | 3,948 kilowatt-hours | +4.3% |
| 2025 | 3,528 kilowatt-hours | -10.6% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 3,528 kilowatt-hours is below the median for high income countries, which is 6,011 kilowatt-hours, 59% of the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 3,528 kilowatt-hours is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 2,705 kilowatt-hours, 1.3× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2,464 kilowatt-hours | 1,693 kilowatt-hours | 2,928 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 3,833 kilowatt-hours | 3,108 kilowatt-hours | 4,730 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 4,057 kilowatt-hours | 3,528 kilowatt-hours | 4,708 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 per person in Uruguay?
- Electricity generation per person in Uruguay was 3,528 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 per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 4,730 kilowatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,693 kilowatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for electricity generation per person?
- Uruguay ranks 87th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation per person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.