Sweden vs Uruguay: Renewable energy consumption
Sweden
53.2%
in 2015
Uruguay
58.0%
in 2015
Sweden rank
45th
Uruguay rank
43rd
Renewable energy consumption over time
- Sweden
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 58.0% against 53.2% in Sweden, a difference of 4.8%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sweden ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 224 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.7% | 40.3% | 6.7% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 40.1% | 41.0% | 0.9% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 49.0% | 52.1% | 3.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher renewable energy consumption, Sweden or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 58.0% against 53.2% in Sweden as of 2015.
- What is the difference in renewable energy consumption between Sweden and Uruguay?
- 4.8%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and Uruguay?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
- How do Sweden and Uruguay rank globally for renewable energy consumption?
- Sweden ranks 45th and Uruguay ranks 43rd of 224 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption(% in TFEC): Share of renewables energy in total final energy consumption