Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Chile

Chile: Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables was 29.76 terawatt-hours in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
29.76 terawatt-hours
Change on year
up 12.1%
World rank
48th
of 208 countries
All-time high
46.84 terawatt-hours
in 2013
All-time low
19.45 terawatt-hours
in 2001
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Chile, 2000–2025

010203040502000201220252000: 20.6 terawatt-hours2001: 19.4 terawatt-hours2002: 19.4 terawatt-hours2003: 23.4 terawatt-hours2004: 27.2 terawatt-hours2005: 24.2 terawatt-hours2006: 24.8 terawatt-hours2007: 32.7 terawatt-hours2008: 32.4 terawatt-hours2009: 31 terawatt-hours2010: 36 terawatt-hours2011: 39.7 terawatt-hours2012: 44.3 terawatt-hours2013: 46.8 terawatt-hours2014: 40.1 terawatt-hours2015: 42.5 terawatt-hours2016: 45 terawatt-hours2017: 44.6 terawatt-hours2018: 44.3 terawatt-hours2019: 45.2 terawatt-hours2020: 43.1 terawatt-hours2021: 45 terawatt-hours2022: 40.7 terawatt-hours2023: 32.9 terawatt-hours2024: 26.6 terawatt-hours2025: 29.8 terawatt-hours

Source: Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in terawatt-hours.

Analysis

Chile recorded 29.76 terawatt-hours for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in 2025.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.1% on the previous year and down 30.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Chile peaked at 46.84 terawatt-hours in 2013 and was at its lowest, 19.45 terawatt-hours, in 2001.

Chile ranks 48th of 208 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 25.51 terawatt-hours 19.45 terawatt-hours 32.67 terawatt-hours 10
2010s 42.86 terawatt-hours 36.03 terawatt-hours 46.84 terawatt-hours 10
2020s 36.33 terawatt-hours 26.55 terawatt-hours 45.03 terawatt-hours 6

Countries ranked near Chile

  1. 45 Turkmenistan 33 terawatt-hours compare
  2. 46 Ukraine 31.03 terawatt-hours compare
  3. 47 Czechia 30.84 terawatt-hours compare
  4. 49 France 29.35 terawatt-hours compare
  5. 50 Greece 29.31 terawatt-hours compare
  6. 51 Nigeria 28.53 terawatt-hours compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Chile?
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables in Chile was 29.76 terawatt-hours in 2025, according to Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Chile?
The highest recorded value was 46.84 terawatt-hours in 2013.
What is the lowest electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables recorded in Chile?
The lowest recorded value was 19.45 terawatt-hours in 2001.
How does Chile rank for electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables?
Chile ranks 48th out of 208 countries with data for 2025.
Is electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables rising or falling in Chile?
Over the last ten years it is down 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Chile data come from?
The figures come from Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Electricity generation from fossil fuels, nuclear and renewables
Unit
terawatt-hours
Source
Ember (2026) and other sources – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 6,017 data points, 1920–2025
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