Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of electricity generation from bioenergy was 24.9% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uruguay stood at 24.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.9% on the previous year and up 41.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uruguay peaked at 24.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2002.
That places Uruguay 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.5% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | -17.9% |
| 2002 | 0.4% | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5% | +11.9% |
| 2004 | 0.7% | +45.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5% | -23.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9% | +72.4% |
| 2007 | 1.5% | +66.3% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +564.7% |
| 2009 | 9.3% | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 10.2% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 10.9% | +6.7% |
| 2012 | 12.5% | +13.9% |
| 2013 | 12.5% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 14.8% | +18.1% |
| 2015 | 17.5% | +18.6% |
| 2016 | 17.7% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 17.9% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.5% | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 15.6% | -10.5% |
| 2020 | 20.1% | +28.8% |
| 2021 | 17.4% | -13.3% |
| 2022 | 17.0% | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 24.0% | +41.7% |
| 2024 | 22.4% | -6.6% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | +10.9% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 24.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.2%, 20.4× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 24.9% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.5%, 47.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uruguay changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +564.7% | 1.5% | 9.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.5% | 0.4% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.7% | 10.2% | 17.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.0% | 17.0% | 24.9% | 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 share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uruguay?
- Share of electricity generation from bioenergy in Uruguay was 24.9% in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from bioenergy recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2002.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of electricity generation from bioenergy?
- Uruguay ranks 6th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from bioenergy rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 41.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 Share of electricity generation from bioenergy. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.