Share of electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay
Uruguay: Share of electricity generation from renewables was 97.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 97.8% for share of electricity generation from renewables in 2025.
That represents a change of down 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay peaked at 99.9% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 61.2%, in 2008.
That places Uruguay 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 93.4% | — |
| 2001 | 99.8% | +6.8% |
| 2002 | 99.7% | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 99.9% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.7% | -18.2% |
| 2005 | 87.5% | +7.1% |
| 2006 | 64.6% | -26.1% |
| 2007 | 87.0% | +34.6% |
| 2008 | 61.2% | -29.6% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 89.2% | +30.9% |
| 2011 | 74.7% | -16.3% |
| 2012 | 64.6% | -13.4% |
| 2013 | 84.1% | +30.2% |
| 2014 | 94.8% | +12.6% |
| 2015 | 93.2% | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 96.8% | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 98.5% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 98.3% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 94.0% | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 84.6% | -10.0% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 92.4% | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 98.9% | +7.0% |
| 2025 | 97.8% | -1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 84.3% | 61.2% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 89.2% | 64.6% | 98.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 93.1% | 84.6% | 98.9% | 6 |
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More energy & mining data for Uruguay
- Fuel imports 14.2% (2024)
- Ores and metals imports 1.4% (2024)
- Ores and metals exports 0.3% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is share of electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay?
- Share of electricity generation from renewables in Uruguay was 97.8% 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 renewables recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2003.
- What is the lowest share of electricity generation from renewables recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.2% in 2008.
- How does Uruguay rank for share of electricity generation from renewables?
- Uruguay ranks 12th out of 213 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of electricity generation from renewables rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 renewables. 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.