Access to electricity, rural in Uruguay
Uruguay: Access to electricity, rural was 99.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Access to electricity, rural in Uruguay, 1992–2024
Source: SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB). Measured in % of rural population.
Analysis
Uruguay recorded 99.3% for access to electricity, rural in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, access to electricity, rural in Uruguay peaked at 100.0% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 62.0%, in 1996.
That places Uruguay 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
Access to electricity, rural in Uruguay, year by year
| Year | % of rural population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 77.2% | — |
| 1993 | 73.3% | -5.1% |
| 1994 | 73.5% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 74.0% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 62.0% | -16.1% |
| 1997 | 74.0% | +19.2% |
| 1998 | 74.7% | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 77.0% | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 78.1% | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 80.3% | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 80.9% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 81.6% | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 82.2% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 82.8% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 86.6% | +4.6% |
| 2007 | 88.2% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 88.0% | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +5.2% |
| 2010 | 94.2% | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 94.6% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +5.7% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.3% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 73.2% | 62.0% | 77.2% | 8 |
| 2000s | 84.1% | 78.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.9% | 94.2% | 100.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.3% | 100.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Uruguay
- 130 Belize 99.5% compare
- 131 Costa Rica 99.4% compare
- 133 Brazil 99.2% compare
- 133 Mexico 99.2% compare
- 135 Dominican Republic 98.7% compare
More agriculture & rural data for Uruguay
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), annual 3.67 % change on previous year (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 0.0638 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Agriculture, forestry, and fishing, value added (current US$), per 1,609 current US$ per person (2025)
- Rural population, annual growth rate -1.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Rural population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Rural population, per capita 0.0435 units per person (2025)
- Share of GDP from agriculture 6.4% (2025)
- Agriculture as a share of GDP vs. GDP per capita 6.4% (2025)
- Agricultural raw materials exports 14.1% (2024)
- Agricultural raw materials imports 0.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is access to electricity, rural in Uruguay?
- Access to electricity, rural in Uruguay was 99.3% in 2024, according to SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest access to electricity, rural recorded in Uruguay?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2012.
- What is the lowest access to electricity, rural recorded in Uruguay?
- The lowest recorded value was 62.0% in 1996.
- How does Uruguay rank for access to electricity, rural?
- Uruguay ranks 132nd out of 215 countries with data for 2024.
- Is access to electricity, rural rising or falling in Uruguay?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Uruguay data come from?
- The figures come from SDG 7.1.1 Electrification Dataset, World Bank (WB), published as part of Access to electricity, rural (% of rural population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Access to electricity, rural is the percentage of rural population with access to electricity.