Share of electricity generation from gas in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of electricity generation from gas was 0.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Latest (2025)
0.0%
World rank
118th
of 206 countries
All-time high
0.9%
in 2011
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Share of electricity generation from gas 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 gas in Uruguay stood at 0.0%. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from gas in Uruguay peaked at 0.9% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of electricity generation from gas in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.1% | — |
| 2009 | 0.2% | +102.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +222.9% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +16.9% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | -89.2% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 0.2% | — |
| 2018 | 0.1% | -67.3% |
| 2019 | 0.7% | +991.0% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | — |
| 2022 | 0.0% | -100.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | — |
| 2024 | 0.0% | — |
| 2025 | 0.0% | — |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 0.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 14.3%. (75 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.3% | 0.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 115 Switzerland 0.4% compare
- 116 Senegal 0.3% compare
- 117 Sweden 0.1% compare
- 118 Afghanistan 0.0%
- 118 Albania 0.0%
- 118 American Samoa 0.0%
- 118 Antigua and Barbuda 0.0%
- 118 Aruba 0.0%
- 118 Bahamas 0.0%
- 118 Belize 0.0% compare
- 118 Bermuda 0.0%
- 118 Bhutan 0.0%
- 118 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% compare
- 118 Botswana 0.0%
- 118 British Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 118 Burkina Faso 0.0%
- 118 Burundi 0.0%
- 118 Cape Verde 0.0%
- 118 Cayman Islands 0.0%
- 118 Central African Republic 0.0%
- 118 Chad 0.0%
- 118 Comoros 0.0%
- 118 Cook Islands 0.0%
- 118 Costa Rica 0.0%
- 118 Cyprus 0.0%
- 118 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% compare
- 118 Djibouti 0.0%
- 118 Dominica 0.0%
- 118 East Timor 0.0%
- 118 Eritrea 0.0%
- 118 Eswatini 0.0%
- 118 Ethiopia 0.0%
- 118 Falkland Islands 0.0%
- 118 Faroe Islands 0.0%
- 118 Fiji 0.0%
- 118 French Polynesia 0.0%
- 118 Gambia 0.0%
- 118 Greenland 0.0%
- 118 Grenada 0.0%
- 118 Guam 0.0%
- 118 Guatemala 0.0% compare
- 118 Guinea 0.0%
- 118 Guinea-Bissau 0.0%
- 118 Haiti 0.0%
- 118 Honduras 0.0%
- 118 Iceland 0.0%
- 118 Kenya 0.0%
- 118 Kiribati 0.0%
- 118 Laos 0.0%
- 118 Lebanon 0.0% compare
- 118 Lesotho 0.0%
- 118 Liberia 0.0%
- 118 Madagascar 0.0%
- 118 Malawi 0.0%
- 118 Maldives 0.0%
- 118 Mali 0.0%
- 118 Mauritania 0.0%
- 118 Mauritius 0.0%
- 118 Mongolia 0.0%
- 118 Montenegro 0.0%
- 118 Montserrat 0.0%
- 118 Namibia 0.0%
- 118 Nauru 0.0%
- 118 Nepal 0.0%
- 118 New Caledonia 0.0%
- 118 Nicaragua 0.0%
- 118 North Korea 0.0%
- 118 Palestine 0.0%
- 118 Paraguay 0.0%
- 118 Saint Helena 0.0%
- 118 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0%
- 118 Saint Lucia 0.0%
- 118 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0%
- 118 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0%
- 118 Samoa 0.0%
- 118 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0%
- 118 Seychelles 0.0%
- 118 Sierra Leone 0.0%
- 118 Solomon Islands 0.0%
- 118 Somalia 0.0%
- 118 South Africa 0.0% compare
- 118 South Sudan 0.0%
- 118 Sudan 0.0%
- 118 Tonga 0.0%
- 118 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0%
- 118 Uganda 0.0%
- 118 United States Virgin Islands 0.0%
- 118 Vanuatu 0.0%
- 118 Western Sahara 0.0%
- 118 Zambia 0.0%
- 118 Zimbabwe 0.0%
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 gas in Uruguay?
- Share of electricity generation from gas in Uruguay was 0.0% 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 gas recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 0.9% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from gas recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of electricity generation from gas?
- Uruguay ranks 118th out of 206 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 gas. 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.