Electricity generation from solar per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Electricity generation from solar per person was 180.22 kilowatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Electricity generation from solar per person in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours.
Analysis
The most recent figure for electricity generation from solar per person in Uruguay is 180.22 kilowatt-hours, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 9.0% on the previous year and up 1,114.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from solar per person in Uruguay peaked at 180.22 kilowatt-hours in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 kilowatt-hours, in 2000.
Uruguay ranks 76th of 214 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.33 kilowatt-hours | 0 kilowatt-hours | 123.63 kilowatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.38 kilowatt-hours | 135.34 kilowatt-hours | 180.22 kilowatt-hours | 6 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 73 Dominican Republic 195.3 kilowatt-hours compare
- 74 Namibia 191.41 kilowatt-hours compare
- 75 Bosnia and Herzegovina 187.89 kilowatt-hours compare
- 77 Uzbekistan 175.42 kilowatt-hours compare
- 78 Finland 174.27 kilowatt-hours compare
- 79 Cape Verde 152.42 kilowatt-hours compare
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)
- Gas production 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Fossil fuel production per person, by fuel 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fossil fuel production by fuel 0 terawatt-hours (2024)
- Gas production per person 0 kilowatt-hours per person (2024)
- Fuel exports 1.3% (2024)
- Electric power transmission and distribution losses 9.7% (2023)
- Share of dietary energy supply from carbohydrates vs. GDP per capita 54.2% (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from solar per person in Uruguay?
- Electricity generation from solar per person in Uruguay was 180.22 kilowatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 180.22 kilowatt-hours in 2025.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from solar per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 kilowatt-hours in 2000.
- How does Uruguay rank for electricity generation from solar per person?
- Uruguay ranks 76th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from solar per person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,114.0%. 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 Electricity generation from solar per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.