Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Australia or Chile?

Australia, at 34,405 GWh against 32,872 GWh in Chile as of 2015.

What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Australia and Chile?

1,533 GWh, with Australia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?

26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Where does this data come from?

World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Chile: Renewable energy electricity output

Australia

34,405 GWh

in 2015

Chile

32,872 GWh

in 2015

Australia rank

26th

Chile rank

27th

Renewable energy electricity output over time

Australia
Chile

How they compare

Australia currently reports 34,405 GWh against 32,872 GWh in Chile, a difference of 1,533 GWh.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 26th and Chile ranks 27th of 230 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Chile in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Chile	Difference	Ahead
1990s	16,612 GWh	17,219 GWh	607.6 GWh	Chile
2000s	19,201 GWh	25,590 GWh	6,389 GWh	Chile
2010s	29,892 GWh	27,503 GWh	2,389 GWh	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher renewable energy electricity output, Australia or Chile?: Australia, at 34,405 GWh against 32,872 GWh in Chile as of 2015.
What is the difference in renewable energy electricity output between Australia and Chile?: 1,533 GWh, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Chile?: 26 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Australia and Chile rank globally for renewable energy electricity output?: Australia ranks 26th and Chile ranks 27th of 230 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as Renewable energy electricity output (GWh). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Renewable energy electricity output (GWh)
Unit: GWh
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 232 places, 6,032 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 07 August 2026

Renewable energy electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by renewable power plants, including wind, solar PV, solar thermal, hydro, marine, geothermal, biomass, renewable municipal waste, liquid biofuels and biogas. Electricity production for hydro pumpted storage is excluded.