Renewable energy consumption in Uruguay
Uruguay: Renewable energy consumption was 107,022 TJ in 2015. ▲ Rising
Renewable energy consumption in Uruguay, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in TJ.
Analysis
The most recent figure for renewable energy consumption in Uruguay is 107,022 TJ, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 12.0% on the previous year and up 175.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, renewable energy consumption in Uruguay peaked at 107,022 TJ in 2015 and was at its lowest, 35,154 TJ, in 1990.
Uruguay ranks 67th of 230 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37,268 TJ | 35,154 TJ | 38,782 TJ | 10 |
| 2000s | 43,550 TJ | 36,589 TJ | 60,718 TJ | 10 |
| 2010s | 85,274 TJ | 72,916 TJ | 107,022 TJ | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is renewable energy consumption in Uruguay?
- Renewable energy consumption in Uruguay was 107,022 TJ in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest renewable energy consumption recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 107,022 TJ in 2015.
- What is the lowest renewable energy consumption recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,154 TJ in 1990.
- How does Uruguay rank for renewable energy consumption?
- Uruguay ranks 67th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is renewable energy consumption rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is up 175.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Renewable energy consumption (TJ). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Renewable energy consumption (TJ): This indicator includes renewable energy consumption of all technologies: hydro, modern and traditional biomass, wind, solar, liquid biofuels, biogas, geothermal, marine and waste