Net energy imports in Uruguay

Net imports covered 37.9% of energy use in Uruguay in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest in the series, which starts in 1990.

Measure: Net energy imports (World Bank) Unit: % of energy use Data: 1990 to 2024 Source: World Bank
Uruguay, 2024 37.9% % of energy use
Change from 2023 −6.7percentage points 2023: 44.5%
World, 2023 14.6% Official aggregate Not the same period as Uruguay (2024).
Position in 2024 61st of 139 See the full ranking

Net energy imports in Uruguay over time

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% of energy use. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.

Net energy imports (World Bank) (% of energy use), 2000 to 2024
Period UruguayWorld
2024 37.9% –
2023 44.5% 14.6%
2022 46.2% -0.7%
2021 41.9% -0.2%
2020 44.8% -1.2%
2019 38.9% -1.1%
2018 43.9% -1.3%
2017 39.3% -0.8%
2016 44.3% -1.2%
2015 48.1% -0.9%
2014 49.8% -0.6%
2013 55.4% -0.8%
2012 72.1% -0.8%
2011 64.4% -0.6%
2010 62.7% -0.1%
2009 75.1% -0.3%
2008 72.4% 0.4%
2007 67.4% 0.7%
2006 84.2% 0.6%
2005 73.4% 0.0%
2004 85.5% -0.6%
2003 72.0% 0.1%
2002 54.8% 0.0%
2001 68.0% -0.6%
2000 74.3% -0.8%

A dash means no value was published for that period.

In short

  • That is a change of −6.7 percentage points from 44.5% in 2023.
  • Since 2014, when it was 49.8%, the figure has changed by −12.0 percentage points.
  • Among the 139 countries with data for 2024, Uruguay has the 61st highest value.

Source and dates

Original producer
International Energy Agency
Distributed by
World Bank, World Development Indicators
Dataset or series code
EG.IMP.CONS.ZS · dataset details · view at source
Observation period
1990 to 2024 for Uruguay
Provider update
8 October 2026
Retrieved
9 November 2026
Published here
9 November 2026
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (per series metadata)
Attribution
Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators, original data: International Energy Agency