Energy
Uruguay
Coal
imports
13,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
consumption
8,000 metric tons (2023 est.)
Petroleum
total petroleum production
400 bbl/day (2023 est.)
refined petroleum consumption
50,000 bbl/day (2023 est.)
Electricity
exports
2 billion kWh (2023 est.)
imports
84 million kWh (2023 est.)
consumption
9.826 billion kWh (2023 est.)
installed generating capacity
5.682 million kW (2023 est.)
transmission/distribution losses
1.136 billion kWh (2023 est.)
Natural gas
imports
90.871 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
consumption
90.018 million cubic meters (2023 est.)
Electricity access
electrification - total population
100% (2022 est.)
Energy consumption per capita
Total energy consumption per capita 2023
45.755 million Btu/person (2023 est.)
Electricity generation sources
wind
37% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
solar
3.8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
fossil fuels
8% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
hydroelectricity
27.3% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)
biomass and waste
23.9% of total installed capacity (2023 est.)