Total electricity output in Uruguay

Uruguay: Total electricity output was 13,740 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising

Latest (2015)
13,740 GWh
Change on year
up 5.6%
World rank
88th
of 230 countries
All-time high
13,740 GWh
in 2015
All-time low
5,617 GWh
in 2006
Years of data
26
1990–2015

Total electricity output in Uruguay, 1990–2015

05.0k10.0k15.0k1990200220151990: 7.4k GWh1991: 7.0k GWh1992: 8.9k GWh1993: 8.0k GWh1994: 7.6k GWh1995: 6.3k GWh1996: 6.7k GWh1997: 7.1k GWh1998: 9.6k GWh1999: 7.2k GWh2000: 7.6k GWh2001: 9.2k GWh2002: 9.6k GWh2003: 8.6k GWh2004: 5.9k GWh2005: 7.7k GWh2006: 5.6k GWh2007: 9.4k GWh2008: 8.8k GWh2009: 8.9k GWh2010: 11.0k GWh2011: 10.3k GWh2012: 10.6k GWh2013: 11.7k GWh2014: 13.0k GWh2015: 13.7k GWh

Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.

Analysis

Uruguay recorded 13,740 GWh for total electricity output in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 78.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total electricity output in Uruguay peaked at 13,740 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 5,617 GWh, in 2006.

Uruguay ranks 88th 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.

Total electricity output in Uruguay, year by year

Annual values for Total electricity output (GWh) in Uruguay, 1990 to 2015.
Year GWh Change
1990 7,444 GWh
1991 7,019 GWh -5.7%
1992 8,899 GWh +26.8%
1993 7,978 GWh -10.3%
1994 7,619 GWh -4.5%
1995 6,307 GWh -17.2%
1996 6,670 GWh +5.8%
1997 7,148 GWh +7.2%
1998 9,568 GWh +33.9%
1999 7,194 GWh -24.8%
2000 7,588 GWh +5.5%
2001 9,250 GWh +21.9%
2002 9,605 GWh +3.8%
2003 8,579 GWh -10.7%
2004 5,881 GWh -31.4%
2005 7,682 GWh +30.6%
2006 5,617 GWh -26.9%
2007 9,426 GWh +67.8%
2008 8,769 GWh -7.0%
2009 8,867 GWh +1.1%
2010 10,995 GWh +24.0%
2011 10,344 GWh -5.9%
2012 10,597 GWh +2.4%
2013 11,662 GWh +10.1%
2014 13,015 GWh +11.6%
2015 13,740 GWh +5.6%

Uruguay compared with similar countries

  • Uruguay's 13,740 GWh is below the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 82% of the median. (82 countries reporting)
  • Uruguay's 13,740 GWh is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 3.0× the median. (41 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,585 GWh 6,307 GWh 9,568 GWh 10
2000s 8,126 GWh 5,617 GWh 9,605 GWh 10
2010s 11,726 GWh 10,344 GWh 13,740 GWh 6

Countries ranked near Uruguay

  1. 85 Myanmar 15,970 GWh compare
  2. 86 Bosnia and Herzegovina 15,629 GWh compare
  3. 87 Slovenia 14,817 GWh compare
  4. 89 North Korea 13,737 GWh compare
  5. 90 Zambia 13,439 GWh compare
  6. 91 Sri Lanka 13,182 GWh compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is total electricity output in Uruguay?
Total electricity output in Uruguay was 13,740 GWh 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 total electricity output recorded in Uruguay?
The highest recorded value was 13,740 GWh in 2015.
What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Uruguay?
The lowest recorded value was 5,617 GWh in 2006.
How does Uruguay rank for total electricity output?
Uruguay ranks 88th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
Is total electricity output rising or falling in Uruguay?
Over the last ten years it is up 78.9%. 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 Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Total electricity output (GWh)
Unit
GWh
Source
World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
230 places, 5,911 data points, 1990–2015
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants