Primary energy consumption — all countries

Primary energy consumption — Uruguay

Primary energy consumption in Uruguay in 2024 — 0.183 quad Btu. Ranked 110 in the world out of 218. Since 1980, the indicator has risen by 97.8%.

2024 0.183 quad Btu +2.64% vs 2023
World rank 110of 218
Period maximum 0.183 quad Btu2024
Period minimum 0.063 quad Btu1986

Trend over time

1980–2024 · quadrillion Btu

Primary energy consumption — Uruguay, 1980–202400.050.10.150.219801985199019952000200520102015202020241980: 0.092 quad Btu1981: 0.085 quad Btu1982: 0.08 quad Btu1983: 0.069 quad Btu1984: 0.068 quad Btu1985: 0.063 quad Btu1986: 0.063 quad Btu1987: 0.071 quad Btu1988: 0.083 quad Btu1989: 0.077 quad Btu1990: 0.086 quad Btu1991: 0.077 quad Btu1992: 0.083 quad Btu1993: 0.091 quad Btu1994: 0.088 quad Btu1995: 0.084 quad Btu1996: 0.09 quad Btu1997: 0.098 quad Btu1998: 0.115 quad Btu1999: 0.121 quad Btu2000: 0.117 quad Btu2001: 0.116 quad Btu2002: 0.096 quad Btu2003: 0.104 quad Btu2004: 0.123 quad Btu2005: 0.123 quad Btu2006: 0.129 quad Btu2007: 0.128 quad Btu2008: 0.162 quad Btu2009: 0.166 quad Btu2010: 0.154 quad Btu2011: 0.164 quad Btu2012: 0.172 quad Btu2013: 0.164 quad Btu2014: 0.158 quad Btu2015: 0.167 quad Btu2016: 0.168 quad Btu2017: 0.157 quad Btu2018: 0.16 quad Btu2019: 0.167 quad Btu2020: 0.155 quad Btu2021: 0.171 quad Btu2022: 0.171 quad Btu2023: 0.178 quad Btu2024: 0.183 quad Btu
Change over the period: +0.09 (+97.82%) Average annual rate: 1.56 %

Comparison, 2024

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

Uruguay 0.183 quad Btu
World computed 605.919 quad Btu
Latin America & Caribbean computed 32.8 quad Btu
South America computed 21.666 quad Btu
High-income countries computed 272.729 quad Btu
Primary energy consumption — Uruguay, by year Uruguay All countries CSV XLSX
Year quad Btu Change Change, %
2024 0.183 +0.005 +2.64%
2023 0.178 +0.007 +3.83%
2022 0.171 −0 −0%
2021 0.171 +0.016 +10.43%
2020 0.155 −0.012 −7.27%
2019 0.167 +0.007 +4.64%
2018 0.16 +0.003 +2.09%
2017 0.157 −0.011 −6.61%
2016 0.168 +0.001 +0.5%
2015 0.167 +0.009 +5.42%
2014 0.158 −0.006 −3.56%
2013 0.164 −0.008 −4.52%
2012 0.172 +0.008 +4.84%
2011 0.164 +0.01 +6.68%
2010 0.154 −0.013 −7.59%
2009 0.166 +0.004 +2.43%
2008 0.162 +0.034 +26.91%
2007 0.128 −0.001 −0.5%
2006 0.129 +0.006 +4.56%
2005 0.123 −0 −0.22%
2004 0.123 +0.02 +18.8%
2003 0.104 +0.008 +7.99%
2002 0.096 −0.02 −17.3%
2001 0.116 −0.001 −0.59%
2000 0.117 −0.005 −3.78%
1999 0.121 +0.006 +5.33%
1998 0.115 +0.018 +18.2%
1997 0.098 +0.008 +8.9%
1996 0.09 +0.006 +7.24%
1995 0.084 −0.005 −5.31%
1994 0.088 −0.003 −3.16%
1993 0.091 +0.008 +9.15%
1992 0.083 +0.007 +8.54%
1991 0.077 −0.009 −10.62%
1990 0.086 +0.009 +11.22%
1989 0.077 −0.005 −6.58%
1988 0.083 +0.012 +16.48%
1987 0.071 +0.008 +12.63%
1986 0.063 −0 −0.05%
1985 0.063 −0.005 −6.88%
1984 0.068 −0.001 −1.46%
1983 0.069 −0.011 −13.87%
1982 0.08 −0.005 −5.47%
1981 0.085 −0.008 −8.41%
1980 0.092

About the indicator

Primary energy consumption is all the energy a country used over the year: coal, oil, gas, nuclear and renewable energy brought to a common unit. “Primary” means energy in the form in which it is taken from nature, before losses in conversion and transmission; electricity enters it not as a separate line but through the fuel it was generated from. The unit is the quadrillion British thermal units, customary in American statistics: one such unit is roughly equal to 25 million tonnes of oil equivalent.

Important: The figure is broader than electricity: electricity is only part of the final use of this energy, and transport and heating are included in it as well. This is the series that serves as the weight when the energy intensity aggregates are computed.

Source: International Energy Statistics (EIA), license Public domain (work of a U.S. federal agency).