Fossil electricity share in Uruguay
Oil, gas and coal produced 0.9% of electricity in Uruguay in 2024. The value for 2024 is the lowest since 2003.
Uruguay, 2024
0.9%
Change from 2023
−6.7percentage points
World, 2023
48.7%
Fossil electricity share in Uruguay over time
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% of total electricity production. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | Uruguay | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.9% | – |
| 2023 | 7.6% | 48.7% |
| 2022 | 9.0% | 60.7% |
| 2021 | 15.3% | 61.5% |
| 2020 | 6.0% | 61.4% |
| 2019 | 1.8% | 62.9% |
| 2018 | 2.5% | 64.1% |
| 2017 | 1.6% | 64.7% |
| 2016 | 3.2% | 65.3% |
| 2015 | 6.9% | 66.1% |
| 2014 | 5.2% | 66.7% |
| 2013 | 15.9% | 67.1% |
| 2012 | 35.3% | 67.7% |
| 2011 | 25.4% | 67.8% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | 66.9% |
| 2009 | 31.8% | 66.6% |
| 2008 | 38.7% | 67.3% |
| 2007 | 13.0% | 67.7% |
| 2006 | 35.4% | 66.5% |
| 2005 | 12.5% | 66.1% |
| 2004 | 18.4% | 65.8% |
| 2003 | 0.1% | 66.1% |
| 2002 | 0.3% | 64.9% |
| 2001 | 0.2% | 64.4% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −6.7 percentage points from 7.6% in 2023.
- Since 2014, when it was 5.2%, the figure has changed by −4.3 percentage points.