Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of electricity generation from hydropower was 27.2% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uruguay is 27.2%, measured in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 19.1% on the previous year and down 54.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uruguay peaked at 99.4% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 27.2%, in 2025.
That places Uruguay 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 92.9% | — |
| 2001 | 99.4% | +7.0% |
| 2002 | 99.3% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 81.0% | -18.5% |
| 2005 | 87.0% | +7.4% |
| 2006 | 63.7% | -26.7% |
| 2007 | 85.5% | +34.2% |
| 2008 | 51.3% | -40.0% |
| 2009 | 58.4% | +13.7% |
| 2010 | 78.3% | +34.2% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 51.1% | -18.4% |
| 2013 | 70.4% | +37.7% |
| 2014 | 74.3% | +5.6% |
| 2015 | 60.2% | -19.0% |
| 2016 | 56.5% | -6.1% |
| 2017 | 52.4% | -7.3% |
| 2018 | 44.9% | -14.3% |
| 2019 | 50.5% | +12.4% |
| 2020 | 30.1% | -40.3% |
| 2021 | 33.0% | +9.4% |
| 2022 | 38.3% | +16.2% |
| 2023 | 27.5% | -28.3% |
| 2024 | 33.7% | +22.6% |
| 2025 | 27.2% | -19.1% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 27.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.0%, 27.7× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 27.2% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 13.3%, 2.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 81.8% | 51.3% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.1% | 44.9% | 78.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.6% | 27.2% | 38.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 67 Bolivia 27.9% compare
- 68 Cote d'Ivoire 27.8% compare
- 69 Slovenia 27.2% compare
- 71 Equatorial Guinea 26.8% compare
- 72 Faroe Islands 26.5% compare
- 73 French Polynesia 26.4% compare
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 hydropower in Uruguay?
- Share of electricity generation from hydropower in Uruguay was 27.2% 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 hydropower recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from hydropower recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.2% in 2025.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of electricity generation from hydropower?
- Uruguay ranks 70th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from hydropower rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 54.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 hydropower. 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.