Uruguay Electricity History, 2000 to 2025
Uruguay generated 7.59 TWh of electricity in 2000 and 11.9 TWh in 2025. Uruguay's electricity demand peaked at 14.8 TWh in 2025. The carbon intensity of Uruguay's electricity went from 67 gCO2/kWh in 2000 to 80 gCO2/kWh in 2025. Figures are Ember annual statistics; Ember's series for Uruguay starts in 2000.
Key Facts
- Uruguay generated 7.59 TWh of electricity in 2000 and 11.9 TWh in 2025.
- Uruguay's electricity demand peaked at 14.8 TWh in 2025.
- The carbon intensity of Uruguay's electricity went from 67 gCO2/kWh in 2000 to 80 gCO2/kWh in 2025.
- Uruguay's lowest carbon intensity on record was 25 gCO2/kWh, in 2003.
- Hydro's share of Uruguay's electricity went from 92.9% in 2000 to 27.2% in 2025, the largest change of any source.
Generation and Demand
2000 to 2025, TWhAnnual statistics through 2025, TWh
| Year | Generation | Demand |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.59 TWh | 7.98 TWh |
| 2001 | 9.25 TWh | 8.00 TWh |
| 2002 | 9.60 TWh | 7.87 TWh |
| 2003 | 8.58 TWh | 7.88 TWh |
| 2004 | 5.90 TWh | 8.23 TWh |
| 2005 | 7.68 TWh | 8.42 TWh |
| 2006 | 5.57 TWh | 8.44 TWh |
| 2007 | 9.38 TWh | 9.19 TWh |
| 2008 | 8.77 TWh | 9.70 TWh |
| 2009 | 8.67 TWh | 9.90 TWh |
| 2010 | 10.7 TWh | 10.4 TWh |
| 2011 | 10.3 TWh | 10.8 TWh |
| 2012 | 10.6 TWh | 11.2 TWh |
| 2013 | 11.7 TWh | 11.5 TWh |
| 2014 | 13.0 TWh | 11.7 TWh |
| 2015 | 13.7 TWh | 12.4 TWh |
| 2016 | 13.9 TWh | 13.1 TWh |
| 2017 | 14.4 TWh | 12.9 TWh |
| 2018 | 14.6 TWh | 13.4 TWh |
| 2019 | 16.1 TWh | 13.1 TWh |
| 2020 | 13.6 TWh | 12.9 TWh |
| 2021 | 16.0 TWh | 13.2 TWh |
| 2022 | 14.9 TWh | 13.5 TWh |
| 2023 | 12.8 TWh | 14.0 TWh |
| 2024 | 13.4 TWh | 14.5 TWh |
| 2025 | 11.9 TWh | 14.8 TWh |
Carbon Intensity
gCO2 per kWh generatedAnnual statistics through 2025
| Year | Carbon intensity |
|---|---|
| 2000 | 67 gCO2/kWh |
| 2001 | 26 gCO2/kWh |
| 2002 | 27 gCO2/kWh |
| 2003 | 25 gCO2/kWh |
| 2004 | 141 gCO2/kWh |
| 2005 | 104 gCO2/kWh |
| 2006 | 250 gCO2/kWh |
| 2007 | 109 gCO2/kWh |
| 2008 | 289 gCO2/kWh |
| 2009 | 244 gCO2/kWh |
| 2010 | 112 gCO2/kWh |
| 2011 | 205 gCO2/kWh |
| 2012 | 272 gCO2/kWh |
| 2013 | 148 gCO2/kWh |
| 2014 | 85 gCO2/kWh |
| 2015 | 99 gCO2/kWh |
| 2016 | 75 gCO2/kWh |
| 2017 | 64 gCO2/kWh |
| 2018 | 68 gCO2/kWh |
| 2019 | 61 gCO2/kWh |
| 2020 | 95 gCO2/kWh |
| 2021 | 151 gCO2/kWh |
| 2022 | 111 gCO2/kWh |
| 2023 | 113 gCO2/kWh |
| 2024 | 69 gCO2/kWh |
| 2025 | 80 gCO2/kWh |
Every Year
| Year | Generation | Demand | Net imports | Carbon intensity | Low carbon share |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.9 TWh | 14.8 TWh | 2.81 TWh | 80 gCO2/kWh | 97.8% |
| 2024 | 13.4 TWh | 14.5 TWh | 1.15 TWh | 69 gCO2/kWh | 98.9% |
| 2023 | 12.8 TWh | 14.0 TWh | 1.15 TWh | 113 gCO2/kWh | 92.4% |
| 2022 | 14.9 TWh | 13.5 TWh | -1.36 TWh | 111 gCO2/kWh | 90.8% |
| 2021 | 16.0 TWh | 13.2 TWh | -2.79 TWh | 151 gCO2/kWh | 84.6% |
| 2020 | 13.6 TWh | 12.9 TWh | -630 GWh | 95 gCO2/kWh | 94.0% |
| 2019 | 16.1 TWh | 13.1 TWh | -3.01 TWh | 61 gCO2/kWh | 98.3% |
| 2018 | 14.6 TWh | 13.4 TWh | -1.18 TWh | 68 gCO2/kWh | 97.5% |
| 2017 | 14.4 TWh | 12.9 TWh | -1.46 TWh | 64 gCO2/kWh | 98.5% |
| 2016 | 13.9 TWh | 13.1 TWh | -750 GWh | 75 gCO2/kWh | 96.8% |
| 2015 | 13.7 TWh | 12.4 TWh | -1.32 TWh | 99 gCO2/kWh | 93.2% |
| 2014 | 13.0 TWh | 11.7 TWh | -1.27 TWh | 85 gCO2/kWh | 94.8% |
| 2013 | 11.7 TWh | 11.5 TWh | -210 GWh | 148 gCO2/kWh | 84.1% |
| 2012 | 10.6 TWh | 11.2 TWh | 550 GWh | 272 gCO2/kWh | 64.6% |
| 2011 | 10.3 TWh | 10.8 TWh | 460 GWh | 205 gCO2/kWh | 74.7% |
| 2010 | 10.7 TWh | 10.4 TWh | -320 GWh | 112 gCO2/kWh | 89.2% |
| 2009 | 8.67 TWh | 9.90 TWh | 1.23 TWh | 244 gCO2/kWh | 68.2% |
| 2008 | 8.77 TWh | 9.70 TWh | 930 GWh | 289 gCO2/kWh | 61.2% |
| 2007 | 9.38 TWh | 9.19 TWh | -190 GWh | 109 gCO2/kWh | 87.0% |
| 2006 | 5.57 TWh | 8.44 TWh | 2.87 TWh | 250 gCO2/kWh | 64.6% |
| 2005 | 7.68 TWh | 8.42 TWh | 740 GWh | 104 gCO2/kWh | 87.5% |
| 2004 | 5.90 TWh | 8.23 TWh | 2.33 TWh | 141 gCO2/kWh | 81.7% |
| 2003 | 8.58 TWh | 7.88 TWh | -700 GWh | 25 gCO2/kWh | 99.9% |
| 2002 | 9.60 TWh | 7.87 TWh | -1.73 TWh | 27 gCO2/kWh | 99.7% |
| 2001 | 9.25 TWh | 8.00 TWh | -1.25 TWh | 26 gCO2/kWh | 99.8% |
| 2000 | 7.59 TWh | 7.98 TWh | 390 GWh | 67 gCO2/kWh | 93.4% |
Share of Generation by Source
Percent of total generation| Year | Gas | Other fossil | Hydro | Wind | Solar | Bioenergy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.0% | 2.2% | 27.2% | 40.6% | 5.1% | 24.9% |
| 2024 | 0.0% | 1.1% | 33.7% | 38.6% | 4.2% | 22.4% |
| 2023 | 0.0% | 7.6% | 27.5% | 37.1% | 3.8% | 24.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0% | 9.2% | 38.3% | 32.2% | 3.4% | 17.0% |
| 2021 | 0.1% | 15.3% | 33.0% | 31.2% | 3.0% | 17.5% |
| 2020 | 0.0% | 6.0% | 30.1% | 40.4% | 3.4% | 20.1% |
| 2019 | 0.8% | 1.0% | 50.5% | 29.6% | 2.6% | 15.6% |
| 2018 | 0.1% | 2.4% | 44.9% | 32.4% | 2.8% | 17.5% |
| 2017 | 0.2% | 1.3% | 52.4% | 26.3% | 1.9% | 17.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | 3.2% | 56.5% | 21.6% | 1.1% | 17.7% |
| 2015 | 0.0% | 6.8% | 60.2% | 15.1% | 0.4% | 17.5% |
| 2014 | 0.0% | 5.2% | 74.3% | 5.6% | 0.0% | 14.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0% | 15.9% | 70.4% | 1.2% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| 2012 | 0.1% | 35.3% | 51.1% | 1.0% | 0.0% | 12.5% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | 24.5% | 62.7% | 1.1% | 0.0% | 10.9% |
| 2010 | 0.7% | 10.1% | 78.3% | 0.7% | 0.0% | 10.2% |
| 2009 | 0.2% | 31.6% | 58.4% | 0.5% | 0.0% | 9.3% |
| 2008 | 0.1% | 38.7% | 51.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 9.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0% | 13.0% | 85.5% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 1.5% |
| 2006 | 0.0% | 35.4% | 63.7% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.9% |
| 2005 | 0.0% | 12.5% | 87.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0% | 18.3% | 81.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0% | 0.1% | 99.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | 0.3% | 99.3% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2001 | 0.0% | 0.2% | 99.4% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.4% |
| 2000 | 0.0% | 6.6% | 92.9% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.5% |
Source: Ember (ember-energy.org), licensed under CC BY 4.0. Data as of 2025.