Hydro share of electricity in Uruguay in 2023 — 27.17%. Ranked 56 in the world out of 127. Since 1990, the indicator has fallen by 66.98 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 27.17 | −11.21 pp |
| 2022 | 38.38 | +5.42 pp |
| 2021 | 32.96 | +2.84 pp |
| 2020 | 30.12 | −20.24 pp |
| 2019 | 50.35 | +5.52 pp |
| 2018 | 44.84 | −7.51 pp |
| 2017 | 52.34 | −4.15 pp |
| 2016 | 56.49 | −3.72 pp |
| 2015 | 60.21 | −14.06 pp |
| 2014 | 74.27 | +3.89 pp |
| 2013 | 70.38 | +19.23 pp |
| 2012 | 51.15 | −11.48 pp |
| 2011 | 62.64 | −15.65 pp |
| 2010 | 78.28 | +19.9 pp |
| 2009 | 58.38 | +7.06 pp |
| 2008 | 51.32 | −34.21 pp |
| 2007 | 85.53 | +21.86 pp |
| 2006 | 63.67 | −23.33 pp |
| 2005 | 87 | +5.96 pp |
| 2004 | 81.03 | −18.39 pp |
| 2003 | 99.43 | +0.16 pp |
| 2002 | 99.27 | −0.12 pp |
| 2001 | 99.39 | +6.47 pp |
| 2000 | 92.92 | +16.47 pp |
| 1999 | 76.45 | −19.22 pp |
| 1998 | 95.67 | +4.94 pp |
| 1997 | 90.74 | +4.26 pp |
| 1996 | 86.47 | −6.37 pp |
| 1995 | 92.85 | −5.17 pp |
| 1994 | 98.02 | +6.53 pp |
| 1993 | 91.49 | +2.47 pp |
| 1992 | 89.02 | +1.93 pp |
| 1991 | 87.09 | −7.07 pp |
| 1990 | 94.16 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated at hydroelectric plants. The oldest of the renewable sources and still the largest: hydro yields more electricity than solar and wind together. The share is set by terrain and water availability rather than by policy, so in a number of countries it exceeds ninety percent — and that makes them vulnerable to drought: in a dry year such a country has to burn fuel or buy electricity.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. The series swings noticeably from year to year with water availability, and that is not a data error.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What share of electricity comes from solar, wind, biomass and geothermal — hydro aside.
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