Share of electricity generation from wind in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of electricity generation from wind was 40.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of electricity generation from wind 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 wind in Uruguay stood at 40.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 169.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from wind in Uruguay peaked at 40.6% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Uruguay 3rd out of 211 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 wind 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 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.5% | — |
| 2010 | 0.7% | +41.3% |
| 2011 | 1.1% | +63.2% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.2% | +15.7% |
| 2014 | 5.6% | +368.4% |
| 2015 | 15.1% | +167.9% |
| 2016 | 21.6% | +43.1% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +21.9% |
| 2018 | 32.4% | +23.2% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | -8.7% |
| 2020 | 40.4% | +36.6% |
| 2021 | 31.2% | -22.7% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +3.1% |
| 2023 | 37.1% | +15.4% |
| 2024 | 38.6% | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 40.6% | +5.2% |
Uruguay compared with similar countries
- Uruguay's 40.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 1.5%, 27.2× the median. (75 countries reporting)
- Uruguay's 40.6% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.4%, 112.7× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of electricity generation from wind 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | +368.4% | 1.2% | 5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.4% | 0.7% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.7% | 31.2% | 40.6% | 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 wind in Uruguay?
- Share of electricity generation from wind in Uruguay was 40.6% 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 wind recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 40.6% in 2025.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from wind recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of electricity generation from wind?
- Uruguay ranks 3rd out of 211 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from wind rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 169.6%. 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 wind. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured as a percentage of total electricity produced in the country or region.