Chile vs Iceland: Annual change in primary energy from renewables
Chile
-5.44 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Iceland
-3.99 terawatt-hours
in 2025
Chile rank
71st
Iceland rank
70th
Annual change in primary energy from renewables over time
- Chile
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports -3.99 terawatt-hours against -5.44 terawatt-hours in Chile, a difference of 1.45 terawatt-hours.
The two have swapped places 29 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 71st and Iceland ranks 70th of 77 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0175 terawatt-hours | 0.0596 terawatt-hours | 0.0421 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 1970s | 0.3709 terawatt-hours | 0.2396 terawatt-hours | 0.1313 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1980s | 0.3783 terawatt-hours | 0.3513 terawatt-hours | 0.027 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 1990s | 0.6455 terawatt-hours | 1.07 terawatt-hours | 0.4219 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2000s | 1.76 terawatt-hours | 4.04 terawatt-hours | 2.28 terawatt-hours | Iceland |
| 2010s | 2.25 terawatt-hours | 1.6 terawatt-hours | 0.6501 terawatt-hours | Chile |
| 2020s | 3.23 terawatt-hours | -0.6749 terawatt-hours | 3.91 terawatt-hours | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual change in primary energy from renewables, Chile or Iceland?
- Iceland, at -3.99 terawatt-hours against -5.44 terawatt-hours in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual change in primary energy from renewables between Chile and Iceland?
- 1.45 terawatt-hours, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iceland?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Iceland rank globally for annual change in primary energy from renewables?
- Chile ranks 71st and Iceland ranks 70th of 77 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Energy Institute - Statistical Review of World Energy (2026); Smil (2017) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual change in primary energy from renewables. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Change in total energy supply relative to the previous year, measured in terawatt-hours.