Total electricity output in Chile
Chile: Total electricity output was 75,387 GWh in 2015. ▲ Rising
Total electricity output in Chile, 1990–2015
Source: World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp). Measured in GWh.
Analysis
The most recent figure for total electricity output in Chile is 75,387 GWh, measured in 2015. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 43.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total electricity output in Chile peaked at 75,387 GWh in 2015 and was at its lowest, 18,372 GWh, in 1990.
Chile ranks 38th of 230 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Total electricity output in Chile, year by year
| Year | GWh | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 18,372 GWh | — |
| 1991 | 19,961 GWh | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 22,363 GWh | +12.0% |
| 1993 | 24,003 GWh | +7.3% |
| 1994 | 25,277 GWh | +5.3% |
| 1995 | 28,027 GWh | +10.9% |
| 1996 | 30,733 GWh | +9.7% |
| 1997 | 33,297 GWh | +8.3% |
| 1998 | 35,509 GWh | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 38,390 GWh | +8.1% |
| 2000 | 40,078 GWh | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 42,531 GWh | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 43,671 GWh | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 46,829 GWh | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 51,208 GWh | +9.4% |
| 2005 | 52,484 GWh | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 55,320 GWh | +5.4% |
| 2007 | 58,509 GWh | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 59,704 GWh | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 60,722 GWh | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 60,434 GWh | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 65,713 GWh | +8.7% |
| 2012 | 69,751 GWh | +6.1% |
| 2013 | 73,065 GWh | +4.8% |
| 2014 | 73,719 GWh | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 75,387 GWh | +2.3% |
Chile compared with similar countries
- Chile's 75,387 GWh is above the median for high income countries, which is 16,808 GWh, 4.5× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- Chile's 75,387 GWh is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 4,579 GWh, 16.5× the median. (41 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27,593 GWh | 18,372 GWh | 38,390 GWh | 10 |
| 2000s | 51,106 GWh | 40,078 GWh | 60,722 GWh | 10 |
| 2010s | 69,678 GWh | 60,434 GWh | 75,387 GWh | 6 |
Countries ranked near Chile
More reference data data for Chile
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9268 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 2.22 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2204 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 5.33 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.11 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 1.46 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 11.45 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 25.25 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.2 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total electricity output in Chile?
- Total electricity output in Chile was 75,387 GWh in 2015, according to World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp).
- What is the highest total electricity output recorded in Chile?
- The highest recorded value was 75,387 GWh in 2015.
- What is the lowest total electricity output recorded in Chile?
- The lowest recorded value was 18,372 GWh in 1990.
- How does Chile rank for total electricity output?
- Chile ranks 38th out of 230 countries with data for 2015.
- Is total electricity output rising or falling in Chile?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Chile data come from?
- The figures come from World Bank and International Energy Agency (IEA Statistics © OECD/IEA, http://www.iea.org/stats/index.asp), published as part of Total electricity output (GWh). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total electricity output (GWh): Total number of GWh generated by all power plants