Kenya vs Uruguay: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources
Kenya
12.64 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Uruguay
11.68 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Kenya rank
69th
Uruguay rank
72nd
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources over time
- Kenya
- Uruguay
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 12.64 terawatt-hours against 11.68 terawatt-hours in Uruguay, a difference of 0.96 terawatt-hours.
That makes Kenya's figure about 1.1 times Uruguay's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Uruguay ahead.
Kenya ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 72nd of 214 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 terawatt-hours | 6.9 terawatt-hours | 2.91 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 7.67 terawatt-hours | 11.67 terawatt-hours | 4 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 11.62 terawatt-hours | 12.76 terawatt-hours | 1.14 terawatt-hours | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from low-carbon sources, Kenya or Uruguay?
- Kenya, at 12.64 terawatt-hours against 11.68 terawatt-hours in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from low-carbon sources between Kenya and Uruguay?
- 0.96 terawatt-hours, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Uruguay rank globally for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Kenya ranks 69th and Uruguay ranks 72nd of 214 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours. Low-carbon sources correspond to renewables and nuclear power, that produce significantly less greenhouse-gas emissions than fossil fuels. Renewables include solar, wind, hydropower, bioenergy, geothermal, wave, and tidal.