Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uruguay
Uruguay: Electricity generation from low-carbon sources was 11.68 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising
Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uruguay, 2000–2025
Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 11.68 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from low-carbon sources in 2025.
That represents a change of down 11.6% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uruguay peaked at 15.79 terawatt-hours in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.6 terawatt-hours, in 2006.
Uruguay ranks 71st of 209 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9 terawatt-hours | 3.6 terawatt-hours | 9.57 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.67 terawatt-hours | 6.85 terawatt-hours | 15.79 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.76 terawatt-hours | 11.68 terawatt-hours | 13.53 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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More climate change data for Uruguay
- Share of global CO₂ emissions and population 0.0% (2100)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 3.38 million (2025)
- Urban population growth 0.0% (2025)
- Urban population 3.24 million (2025)
- Urban population 95.7% (2025)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. GDP per capita 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
- Cumulative CO₂ emissions 476.76 million tonnes (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
- CO₂ emissions per capita vs. share of electricity generation from renewables 2.35 tonnes per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uruguay?
- Electricity generation from low-carbon sources in Uruguay was 11.68 terawatt-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 low-carbon sources recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 15.79 terawatt-hours in 2019.
- What is the lowest electricity generation from low-carbon sources recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6 terawatt-hours in 2006.
- How does Uruguay rank for electricity generation from low-carbon sources?
- Uruguay ranks 71st out of 209 countries with data for 2025.
- Is electricity generation from low-carbon sources rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. 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 Electricity generation from low-carbon sources. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.