Chile vs South Africa: Electricity generation from wind
Chile
11.58 terawatt-hours
in 2025
South Africa
11.32 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
28th
South Africa rank
29th
Electricity generation from wind over time
- Chile
- South Africa
How they compare
Chile currently reports 11.58 terawatt-hours against 11.32 terawatt-hours in South Africa, a difference of 0.26 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Africa ahead.
Chile ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 29th of 212 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | 0 terawatt-hours | — |
| 2000s | 0.019 terawatt-hours | 0.01 terawatt-hours | 0.009 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2010s | 1.96 terawatt-hours | 2.86 terawatt-hours | 0.894 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
| 2020s | 8.92 terawatt-hours | 9.8 terawatt-hours | 0.8767 terawatt-hours | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher electricity generation from wind, Chile or South Africa?
- Chile, at 11.58 terawatt-hours against 11.32 terawatt-hours in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in electricity generation from wind between Chile and South Africa?
- 0.26 terawatt-hours, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and South Africa?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Chile and South Africa rank globally for electricity generation from wind?
- Chile ranks 28th and South Africa ranks 29th of 212 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Ember (2026); Energy Institute – Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Pinto et al. (2023) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Electricity generation from wind. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Measured in terawatt-hours.