In 2021, more than 31.5 percent of Uruguay's electricity generation was derived from wind power, the largest contribution to the power mix among Latin American and Caribbean countries. Aruba followed, but by a wide margin, with wind accounting for some 15 percent of the power generated that year.
Share of wind power in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country
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Ember. (July 17, 2023). Share of wind power in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 29, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301530/latin-america-share-of-wind-power-in-electricity-generation/
Ember. "Share of wind power in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country." Chart. July 17, 2023. Statista. Accessed April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301530/latin-america-share-of-wind-power-in-electricity-generation/
Ember. (2023). Share of wind power in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 29, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301530/latin-america-share-of-wind-power-in-electricity-generation/
Ember. "Share of Wind Power in Electricity Generation in Latin America and The Caribbean in 2021, by Country." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Jul 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301530/latin-america-share-of-wind-power-in-electricity-generation/
Ember, Share of wind power in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301530/latin-america-share-of-wind-power-in-electricity-generation/ (last visited April 29, 2024)
Share of wind power in electricity generation in Latin America and the Caribbean in 2021, by country [Graph], Ember, July 17, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1301530/latin-america-share-of-wind-power-in-electricity-generation/