Oil consumption per person in Uruguay
Uruguay: Oil consumption per person was 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024. ▲ Rising
Oil consumption per person in Uruguay, 1980–2024
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in kilowatt-hours per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for oil consumption per person in Uruguay is 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, oil consumption per person in Uruguay peaked at 11,985 kilowatt-hours per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 4,759 kilowatt-hours per person, in 1986.
Uruguay ranks 95th of 218 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 6,228 kilowatt-hours per person | 4,759 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,381 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 6,785 kilowatt-hours per person | 5,799 kilowatt-hours per person | 9,003 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 8,679 kilowatt-hours per person | 6,104 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,985 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,788 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,288 kilowatt-hours per person | 11,983 kilowatt-hours per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9,564 kilowatt-hours per person | 8,361 kilowatt-hours per person | 10,052 kilowatt-hours per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 92 Kazakhstan 10,420 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 93 Belarus 10,017 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 94 Fiji 9,965 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 96 Latvia 9,676 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 97 Hungary 9,592 kilowatt-hours per person compare
- 98 Jamaica 9,313 kilowatt-hours per person compare
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- Summer temperature anomalies -1.57 °C (2026)
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- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.1951 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 1.51 °C (2025)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is oil consumption per person in Uruguay?
- Oil consumption per person in Uruguay was 9,841 kilowatt-hours per person in 2024, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest oil consumption per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 11,985 kilowatt-hours per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest oil consumption per person recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,759 kilowatt-hours per person in 1986.
- How does Uruguay rank for oil consumption per person?
- Uruguay ranks 95th out of 218 countries with data for 2024.
- Is oil consumption per person rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Oil consumption per person. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours per person. Includes refined petroleum products and other liquid fuels.