Annual change in primary energy from hydropower in Chile
Chile: Annual change in primary energy from hydropower was -6.24 terawatt-hours in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Annual change in primary energy from hydropower in Chile, 1966–2025
Source: Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.
Analysis
Chile recorded -6.24 terawatt-hours for annual change in primary energy from hydropower in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 60 years on record.
That represents a change of down 280.8% on the previous year and down 1,183.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, annual change in primary energy from hydropower in Chile peaked at 5.5 terawatt-hours in 2000 and was at its lowest, -6.24 terawatt-hours, in 2025.
Chile ranks 69th of 77 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0175 terawatt-hours | -0.69 terawatt-hours | 0.459 terawatt-hours | 4 |
| 1970s | 0.3424 terawatt-hours | -0.135 terawatt-hours | 0.921 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.3095 terawatt-hours | -2.02 terawatt-hours | 1.09 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.3034 terawatt-hours | -3.01 terawatt-hours | 4.19 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.16 terawatt-hours | -5.88 terawatt-hours | 5.5 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2010s | -0.3739 terawatt-hours | -3.93 terawatt-hours | 3.14 terawatt-hours | 10 |
| 2020s | -0.1408 terawatt-hours | -6.24 terawatt-hours | 3.45 terawatt-hours | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is annual change in primary energy from hydropower in Chile?
- Annual change in primary energy from hydropower in Chile was -6.24 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual change in primary energy from hydropower recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 5.5 terawatt-hours in 2000.
- What is the lowest annual change in primary energy from hydropower recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was -6.24 terawatt-hours in 2025.
- How does Chile rank for annual change in primary energy from hydropower?
- Chile ranks 69th out of 77 countries with data for 2025.
- Is annual change in primary energy from hydropower rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1,183.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual change in primary energy from hydropower. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.