Oil share of electricity in Uruguay in 2023 — 7.49%. Ranked 96 in the world out of 136. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 2.44 pp.
1990–2023 · % of generation
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Uruguay
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 7.49 | −1.42 pp |
| 2022 | 8.91 | −6.39 pp |
| 2021 | 15.3 | +9.34 pp |
| 2020 | 5.96 | +4.94 pp |
| 2019 | 1.02 | −1.36 pp |
| 2018 | 2.38 | +1.08 pp |
| 2017 | 1.3 | −1.87 pp |
| 2016 | 3.17 | −3.68 pp |
| 2015 | 6.85 | +1.61 pp |
| 2014 | 5.24 | −10.62 pp |
| 2013 | 15.86 | −19.4 pp |
| 2012 | 35.26 | +10.78 pp |
| 2011 | 24.48 | +14.41 pp |
| 2010 | 10.07 | −21.54 pp |
| 2009 | 31.6 | −7.06 pp |
| 2008 | 38.67 | +25.68 pp |
| 2007 | 12.99 | −22.39 pp |
| 2006 | 35.38 | +22.92 pp |
| 2005 | 12.46 | −5.87 pp |
| 2004 | 18.32 | +18.19 pp |
| 2003 | 0.13 | −0.19 pp |
| 2002 | 0.32 | +0.12 pp |
| 2001 | 0.21 | −6.41 pp |
| 2000 | 6.62 | −16.28 pp |
| 1999 | 22.9 | +19.01 pp |
| 1998 | 3.89 | −4.96 pp |
| 1997 | 8.84 | −4.08 pp |
| 1996 | 12.93 | +6.47 pp |
| 1995 | 6.46 | +5.25 pp |
| 1994 | 1.21 | −6.56 pp |
| 1993 | 7.77 | −2.47 pp |
| 1992 | 10.24 | −1.87 pp |
| 1991 | 12.11 | +7.06 pp |
| 1990 | 5.05 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of electricity generated from oil and petroleum products. In large power systems this share is close to zero: burning oil for electricity is expensive, and it is more profitable to send it to transport. It is high where there is no other choice — on islands and in isolated systems, to which diesel can be shipped but where a pipeline or a large hydro plant cannot be built. A high value therefore usually says not that a country is rich in oil but that it is isolated.
Important: Aggregates are weighted by generation in terawatt-hours and computed from 2000 onward. A high value usually means an isolated power system rather than oil wealth.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
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