Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Uruguay
Uruguay: Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) was 60.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
60.5%
Change on year
up 5.3%
World rank
35th
of 248 countries
All-time high
61.2%
in 2020
All-time low
33.3%
in 1999
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Uruguay, 1990–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 60.5% for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in 2023.
That represents a change of up 5.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Uruguay peaked at 61.2% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 1999.
That places Uruguay 35th out of 248 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%) in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 44.8% | — |
| 1991 | 43.7% | -2.3% |
| 1992 | 43.3% | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 42.7% | -1.4% |
| 1994 | 42.2% | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 41.0% | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 37.5% | -8.6% |
| 1997 | 37.7% | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 36.9% | -2.2% |
| 1999 | 33.3% | -9.8% |
| 2000 | 38.7% | +16.4% |
| 2001 | 41.6% | +7.5% |
| 2002 | 43.2% | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 43.8% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 39.3% | -10.3% |
| 2005 | 41.3% | +5.1% |
| 2006 | 37.6% | -9.0% |
| 2007 | 43.2% | +14.9% |
| 2008 | 44.1% | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 44.6% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 53.3% | +19.4% |
| 2011 | 49.7% | -6.8% |
| 2012 | 47.9% | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 51.9% | +8.4% |
| 2014 | 56.7% | +9.3% |
| 2015 | 59.4% | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 60.8% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 59.3% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 61.2% | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 57.8% | -5.5% |
| 2022 | 57.5% | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 60.5% | +5.3% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 60.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 12.4%, 4.9× the median. (80 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 60.5% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 9.3%, 6.5× the median. (40 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.3% | 33.3% | 44.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.8% | 37.6% | 44.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 47.9% | 60.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.2% | 57.5% | 61.2% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
More energy & mining data for Uruguay
- Fossil fuel consumption by fuel, per capita 0 terawatt-hours per person (2024)
- 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)
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Uruguay?
- Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption in Uruguay was 60.5% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 61.2% in 2020.
- What is the lowest renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 1999.
- How does Uruguay rank for renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption?
- Uruguay ranks 35th out of 248 countries with data for 2023.
- Is renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. 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 Renewable energy share in the total final energy consumption (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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