South America · country explainer · estimated data
Uruguay's power sector in numbers
Ember monthly data 2019-01 → 2026-06 · generation-weighted · CC-BY-4.0
Carbon intensity · 2026-06
136gCO₂e/kWh
#6 cleanest of 80 tracked (2025)
Renewables share
87.3%
clean incl. nuclear: 87.3%
Records
Cleanest: 24 (2019-11)
Dirtiest: 280 (2022-02)
The trend, year by year
| Year | gCO₂e/kWh | Δ | Renewables % | Generation TWh |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 60 | +9 | 98.2 | 12.9 |
| 2024 | 51 | -48 | 99.2 | 14.3 |
| 2023 | 99 | -2 | 91.2 | 10.6 |
| 2022 | 101 | -51 | 90.1 | 12.9 |
| 2021 | 152 | +71 | 82.5 | 14 |
| 2020 | 81 | +36 | 93.2 | 11.6 |
| 2019 | 45 | — | 98 | 14.1 |
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Open the globe →Source: "Monthly electricity data, Ember" (CC-BY-4.0). Yearly figures are generation-weighted (Σ emissions ÷ Σ generation, complete years only). Monthly statistical data — estimated, not live measurement. Cite as "Voltcast Research, voltcast.com/research/countries/uy".