Access to electricity — all countries

Access to electricity — Uruguay

Access to electricity in Uruguay in 2024 — 100%. Ranked 1 in the world out of 215. Since 1992, the indicator has risen by 3.8 pp.

2024 100% +0 pp vs 2023
World rank 1of 215
Period maximum 100%2020
Period minimum 95.9%1996

Trend over time

1992–2024 · % of population

Access to electricity — Uruguay, 1992–20249496981001992199620002004200820122016202020241992: 96.2%1993: 96.4%1994: 96.5%1995: 96.7%1996: 95.9%1997: 97.1%1998: 97.2%1999: 97.4%2000: 97.6%2001: 97.7%2002: 97.8%2003: 97.9%2004: 98%2005: 98%2006: 98.5%2007: 98.7%2008: 98.8%2009: 99.1%2010: 99.3%2011: 99.2%2012: 99.6%2013: 99.6%2014: 99.7%2015: 99.7%2016: 99.7%2017: 99.8%2018: 99.8%2019: 99.9%2020: 100%2021: 100%2022: 100%2023: 100%2024: 100%
Change over the period: +3.8 pp Annual average: 0.12 pp

Comparison, 2024

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay

Uruguay 100%
World 91.9%
South America computed 99.1%
High-income countries computed 100%
Access to electricity — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2024 100 +0 pp
2023 100 +0 pp
2022 100 +0 pp
2021 100 +0 pp
2020 100 +0.1 pp
2019 99.9 +0.1 pp
2018 99.8 +0 pp
2017 99.8 +0.1 pp
2016 99.7 +0 pp
2015 99.7 +0 pp
2014 99.7 +0.1 pp
2013 99.6 +0 pp
2012 99.6 +0.4 pp
2011 99.2 −0.1 pp
2010 99.3 +0.2 pp
2009 99.1 +0.3 pp
2008 98.8 +0.1 pp
2007 98.7 +0.2 pp
2006 98.5 +0.5 pp
2005 98 +0 pp
2004 98 +0.1 pp
2003 97.9 +0.1 pp
2002 97.8 +0.1 pp
2001 97.7 +0.1 pp
2000 97.6 +0.2 pp
1999 97.4 +0.2 pp
1998 97.2 +0.2 pp
1997 97.1 +1.2 pp
1996 95.9 −0.8 pp
1995 96.7 +0.2 pp
1994 96.5 +0.2 pp
1993 96.4 +0.2 pp
1992 96.2

About the indicator

The share of the population with access to electricity — both through centralized grids and through off-grid and mini-grid solutions. The target of UN Sustainable Development Goal 7.1 is universal access by 2030. Having a connection does not mean that supply is reliable: in a number of countries with formal coverage of 100% outages happen daily.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.