Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person was 1,219 watts per capita in 2024. ▲ Rising
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uruguay, 2000–2024
Source: International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in watts per capita.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uruguay is 1,219 watts per capita, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 68.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uruguay peaked at 1,219 watts per capita in 2024 and was at its lowest, 472 watts per capita, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 30th of 221 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | watts per capita | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 475.61 watts per capita | — |
| 2001 | 474.44 watts per capita | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 473.31 watts per capita | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 472.89 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 472.61 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 472.54 watts per capita | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 472 watts per capita | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 519.19 watts per capita | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 522.47 watts per capita | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 526.06 watts per capita | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 545.37 watts per capita | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 547.25 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 547.7 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 599.46 watts per capita | +9.5% |
| 2014 | 724.01 watts per capita | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 853.99 watts per capita | +18.0% |
| 2016 | 963.36 watts per capita | +12.8% |
| 2017 | 1,097 watts per capita | +13.8% |
| 2018 | 1,098 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 1,100 watts per capita | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1,101 watts per capita | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 1,104 watts per capita | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 1,110 watts per capita | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1,210 watts per capita | +9.0% |
| 2024 | 1,219 watts per capita | +0.8% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 1,219 watts per capita is above the median for high income countries, which is 728.93 watts per capita, 1.7× the median. (77 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 1,219 watts per capita is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 207.73 watts per capita, 5.9× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 488.11 watts per capita | 472 watts per capita | 526.06 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2010s | 807.65 watts per capita | 545.37 watts per capita | 1,100 watts per capita | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,149 watts per capita | 1,101 watts per capita | 1,219 watts 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 renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uruguay?
- Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person in Uruguay was 1,219 watts per capita in 2024, according to International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 1,219 watts per capita in 2024.
- What is the lowest renewable electricity-generating capacity per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 472 watts per capita in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for renewable electricity-generating capacity per person?
- Uruguay ranks 30th out of 221 countries with data for 2024.
- Is renewable electricity-generating capacity per person 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 International Renewable Energy Agency and United Nations World Population Prospects – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Renewable electricity-generating capacity per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Installed renewable electricity-generating capacity (watts per capita).