Chile vs Peru: Primary energy from hydropower per person
Chile
1,037 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Peru
983.21 kilowatt-hours per person
in 2025
Chile rank
18th
Peru rank
20th
Primary energy from hydropower per person over time
- Chile
- Peru
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1,037 kilowatt-hours per person against 983.21 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru, a difference of 53.79 kilowatt-hours per person.
That makes Chile's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 18th and Peru ranks 20th of 80 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 427.63 kilowatt-hours per person | 251.58 kilowatt-hours per person | 176.05 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1970s | 577.44 kilowatt-hours per person | 342.94 kilowatt-hours per person | 234.5 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1980s | 834.97 kilowatt-hours per person | 468.95 kilowatt-hours per person | 366.01 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 1990s | 1,086 kilowatt-hours per person | 512.96 kilowatt-hours per person | 573.14 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2000s | 1,432 kilowatt-hours per person | 659.29 kilowatt-hours per person | 772.28 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2010s | 1,190 kilowatt-hours per person | 807.77 kilowatt-hours per person | 382.66 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
| 2020s | 1,113 kilowatt-hours per person | 926.55 kilowatt-hours per person | 186.34 kilowatt-hours per person | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary energy from hydropower per person, Chile or Peru?
- Chile, at 1,037 kilowatt-hours per person against 983.21 kilowatt-hours per person in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary energy from hydropower per person between Chile and Peru?
- 53.79 kilowatt-hours per person, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Peru?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Peru rank globally for primary energy from hydropower per person?
- Chile ranks 18th and Peru ranks 20th of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Primary energy from hydropower per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in kilowatt-hours of total energy supply per person.