Carbon intensity of electricity in Uruguay in 2025 — 80 g/kWh. Ranked 10 in the world out of 91. Since 2000, the indicator has risen by 19.7%.
2000–2025 · grams CO₂ per kWh
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay
| Year | g/kWh | Change | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 80 | +11 | +15.58% |
| 2024 | 70 | −44 | −38.5% |
| 2023 | 113 | +3 | +2.49% |
| 2022 | 110 | −40 | −26.78% |
| 2021 | 151 | +56 | +59.78% |
| 2020 | 94 | +33 | +54.69% |
| 2019 | 61 | −8 | −11.79% |
| 2018 | 69 | +4 | +6.67% |
| 2017 | 65 | −10 | −13.56% |
| 2016 | 75 | −24 | −24.25% |
| 2015 | 99 | +13 | +15.74% |
| 2014 | 86 | −64 | −42.69% |
| 2013 | 149 | −123 | −45.26% |
| 2012 | 273 | +69 | +33.61% |
| 2011 | 204 | +92 | +82.64% |
| 2010 | 112 | −132 | −54.09% |
| 2009 | 243 | −46 | −15.97% |
| 2008 | 290 | +181 | +166.34% |
| 2007 | 109 | −141 | −56.43% |
| 2006 | 250 | +145 | +139.56% |
| 2005 | 104 | −37 | −25.95% |
| 2004 | 141 | +115 | +448.67% |
| 2003 | 26 | −1 | −5.32% |
| 2002 | 27 | +1 | +4.35% |
| 2001 | 26 | −41 | −61.38% |
| 2000 | 67 | — | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
Carbon dioxide emissions from the power sector per kilowatt-hour of generation. A single number into which the whole structure of generation folds: a coal plant gives about 820 grams per kilowatt-hour, a gas plant roughly 490, and nuclear, wind and solar single digits. The indicator therefore reads as a summary verdict on a power system and is especially useful for comparing countries with different generation mixes: one may have a lot of hydro and another nuclear, yet the result comes out close.
Important: Emissions from generating electricity are counted, without emissions from building the plants and extracting the fuel. Aggregates are weighted by generation and computed from 2000 onward.
Source: Yearly Electricity Data (Ember), license CC BY 4.0.
How much carbon dioxide the electricity sector of a country emits in a year.
Electricity Fossil fuel share of electricityWhat share of its electricity a country gets from coal, gas and oil together.
Electricity Clean electricity shareWhat share of its electricity a country gets from sources without emissions — renewables and nuclear.
Emissions Carbon intensity of the economyHow many kilograms of CO2 fall on each dollar of output produced.
