Gas share of electricity — all countries

Gas share of electricity — Uruguay

Gas share of electricity in Uruguay in 2021 — 0.04%. Ranked 118 in the world out of 209. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 0.04 pp.

2021 0.04% +0.04 pp vs 2020
World rank 118of 209
Period maximum 0.88%2011
Period minimum 0%1990

Trend over time

1990–2021 · % of generation

Gas share of electricity — Uruguay, 1990–202100.250.50.7511990199419982002200620102014201820211990: 0%1991: 0%1992: 0%1993: 0%1994: 0%1995: 0%1996: 0%1997: 0%1998: 0%1999: 0%2000: 0%2001: 0%2002: 0%2003: 0%2004: 0.03%2005: 0.04%2006: 0.05%2007: 0.02%2008: 0.08%2009: 0.22%2010: 0.74%2011: 0.88%2012: 0.08%2013: 0.01%2014: 0.01%2015: 0.01%2016: 0.01%2017: 0.28%2018: 0.08%2019: 0.76%2020: 0%2021: 0.04%
Change over the period: +0.04 pp Annual average: 0 pp

Comparison, 2021

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

Uruguay 0.04%
World 22.78%
South America computed 18.86%
High-income countries computed 33.1%
Gas share of electricity — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2021 0.04 +0.04 pp
2020 0 −0.76 pp
2019 0.76 +0.68 pp
2018 0.08 −0.2 pp
2017 0.28 +0.27 pp
2016 0.01 −0.01 pp
2015 0.01 +0.01 pp
2014 0.01 −0 pp
2013 0.01 −0.07 pp
2012 0.08 −0.8 pp
2011 0.88 +0.13 pp
2010 0.74 +0.53 pp
2009 0.22 +0.14 pp
2008 0.08 +0.06 pp
2007 0.02 −0.03 pp
2006 0.05 +0.01 pp
2005 0.04 +0.01 pp
2004 0.03 +0.03 pp
2003 0 +0 pp
2002 0 +0 pp
2001 0 +0 pp
2000 0 +0 pp
1999 0 +0 pp
1998 0 +0 pp
1997 0 +0 pp
1996 0 +0 pp
1995 0 +0 pp
1994 0 +0 pp
1993 0 +0 pp
1992 0 +0 pp
1991 0 +0 pp
1990 0

About the indicator

The share of electricity generated from natural gas. Gas generation holds a particular place in the power system: it emits half as much per kilowatt-hour as coal generation and, unlike sun and wind, switches on when called — which is why it is described both as a transition fuel and as a backup for renewables. The largest shares are in countries with production of their own and in those that replaced coal with gas.

Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours, as with the other generation shares, and are computed from 2000 onward — there is no weight series before that.

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